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对……不满,对……感到恼火:因为某种原因而感到不满或烦躁。
... chaeto- 表示“刺 chaetognath 毛颚类动物 chafe at 发怒 ...
Hardworking, honest citizens chafe at corrupt officials who treat them with contempt and get rich quick.
勤奋而老实的公民愤慨于那些个蔑视他们的暴富官员。
Someone who's been grinding away at a company for five or six years will chafe at a newbie who asks bluntly, "how do I advance?"
一个新人直白地问:“我该如何进步? ”,可能会令在一家公司打拼了五六年的人对他产生不满。
Electorates are likely to chafe at the cost of bringing down government deficits, especially if the main result is to repay foreign creditors.
以削减赤字为代价有可能会激怒选民,特别是在赤字是用于偿还外债的情况下。
Hardworking, honest citizens chafe at corrupt officials who treat them with contempt and get rich quick.
Western governments are clearly eager not to antagonise China, even if they chafe at its foot-dragging.
But many Middle Easterners, both men and women, chafe at attempts to introduce Western-style feminism.