gall /ɡɔːl/ ( galling, galled, galls )

• 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. 厚颜无耻 [表不满]

  例：

  He has the gall to accuse reporters of exploiting a tragedy for their own ends.

  他竟厚颜无耻地指责记者利用一场悲剧来谋求他们的私利。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT a sore on the skin caused by chafing 皮肤发炎引起的疼痛

• 3. 

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

• 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

  例：

  It must have galled him that Nick thwarted each of these measures.

  尼克对每一个措施都加以阻挠，这一定激怒了他。