gall

1. N-UNCOUNT If you say that someone has the gall to do something, you are criticizing them for behaving in a rude or disrespectful way. 厚顔無恥[表不滿]

He has the gall to accuse reporters of exploiting a tragedy for their own ends. 他竟厚顔無恥地指責(zé)記者利用一場悲劇來謀求他們的私利。

2. N-COUNT a sore on the skin caused by chafing 皮膚發(fā)炎引起的疼痛

3. N-COUNT an abnormal outgrowth in plant tissue caused by certain parasitic insects, fungi, bacteria, or mechanical injury 癭

4. V-T If someone's action galls you, it makes you feel very angry or annoyed, often because it is unfair to you and you cannot do anything about it. 激怒

It must have galled him that Nick thwarted each of these measures. 尼尅對每一個措施都加以阻撓，這一定激怒了他。