"galls" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 虫瘿（植物）- 激怒

Definition

“虫瘿”是植株上由昆虫等引起的异常生长。作动词时，“galls”表示让某人恼火或生气。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

作为名词多见于科学和植物学语境。作动词较正式，表示强烈的愤怒或恼怒，如“it galls me”。日常交流中较少用。

Examples

The oak tree has many galls on its leaves.

橡树的叶子上有许多**虫瘿**。

Certain insects cause galls to grow on plants.

某些昆虫会让植物上长出**虫瘿**。

It galls me when people don't keep their promises.

别人不守承诺真的**让我生气**。

Those little bumps on the leaf are actually galls made by tiny wasps.

叶子上那些小疙瘩其实是小黄蜂造的**虫瘿**。

What really galls her is when people take credit for her work.

真正**让她生气**的是别人抢她的功劳。

It still galls me that we lost to such an easy team last year.

去年我们居然输给了那样弱的队伍，这事我现在还**生气**。