• n. 微怒；小爭執
• vt. 使……惱怒
• vi. 惱羞成怒

擬聲詞，不耐煩的聲音。引申詞義使惱怒，激怒。

miff (n.)

1620s, "fit of ill humor," perhaps imitative of an exclamation of disgust (compare German muffen "to sulk").

miff (v.)

1797, "to take offense at;" 1811, "to put out of humor," from miff (n.). Related: miffed; miffing.

1. His criminal plan didn't carry through , that drove him in a miff.

罪惡的計劃沒有實現, 讓他惱羞成怒.

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2. If Mabel should get another miff, they'd never be able to appease her.

如果梅寶兒再發怒的話, 他們就沒辦法使她息怒了.

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