annoyed or bitter feelings that you have, usually because you believe that you have not been treated with enough respect 怨恨;愤恨;恼怒 When he realized nobody was listening to him, he left in a fit of pique. 他发觉他说话无人理睬,就愤然离去。 She’d lied about it out of pique. 她出于怨愤在那件事上说了谎。
Homophones peak | peek | piquepeak peek piqueTopics Feelingsc2- peak noun
Mount McKinley is the highest peak in North America. 麦金利山是北美最高的山峰。
- peak verb
Birdsong tends to peak in the spring mating season. 鸟鸣往往在春季交配季节达到顶峰。
- peek verb
I have to peek out from behind a cushion when watching horror films. 看恐怖片要从靠垫后面往外偷看。
- peek noun
She sneaked a peek at her watch. 她偷偷看了一眼手表。
- pique noun
He smashed his racket in a fit of pique. 他一气之下打碎了球拍。
- pique verb
He knew the cutting remark would pique his friend's vanity. 他知道尖刻的话会激起他朋友的虚荣心。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (denoting animosity between two or more people): from French piquer ‘prick, irritate’.