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pique
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of PIQUE
[noncount] formal
: a sudden feeling of annoyance or anger when someone has offended you（遭冒犯、得罪而感到的）恼怒，生气
- After a moment of pique, the senator responded calmly to his accusers.恼怒一阵之后，参议员平静地对控诉者做出回应。
- He slammed the door in a fit of pique.他一怒之下摔上了门。
2 pique /ˈpiːk/ verb
piques; piqued; piquing
2 pique
/ˈpiːk/
verb
piques; piqued; piquing
Learner's definition of PIQUE
[+ object]
1
chiefly US : to cause (curiosity or interest)激起，引起（好奇心或兴趣）
- The package piqued [=sparked, aroused] my curiosity.这个包裹引起了我的好奇心。
- Brightly colored objects pique a baby's interest.颜色鲜艳的东西会引起婴儿的兴趣。
2
chiefly British : to make (someone) annoyed or angry使生气；激怒 — usually used as (be) piqued通常用作(be) piqued
- I was piqued by his rudeness.他的无礼激怒了我。
piqued; piquing
: a transient feeling of wounded vanity : resentment
variants or pique
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb The first chorus … stirred my heart, the second piqued my sense of camp and the rest of them had me checking my watch. 
David Gates, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2002 The posthumous revelation of Cheever's alcoholism, numerous infidelities and bisexuality may have piqued interest precisely because he presented himself so earnestly as the Man in the Brooks Brothers Suit. Mary Gordon, New York Times Book Review, 6 Oct. 1991 Some environmentalists worry that the natural behavior patterns of whales are being altered by tourist boats that pique the animals' curiosity. Jack McCallum, Sports Illustrated, 21 Aug. 1989 In case your interest is being piqued just an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny … bit, the Davis Cup will confuse you totally by calling every competition between contending teams a "tie." Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 11 Apr. 1988 Brightly colored objects pique a baby's interest. her seat companion piqued her by repeatedly poking her in the ribs Noun (1) And yet the democracy flourishing in Taiwan has been greeted in other parts of the Chinese-speaking world with a certain pique, and even with hostility. Ian Buruma, New Republic, 3 Apr. 2000 … when a beast that weighs 1,200 pounds goes crazy with some kind of stupid pique or jealousy in a room not much bigger than the handicapped stall in the Denver airport men's room, bad things will happen … Hunter S. Thompson, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 1994 He hit balls toward the umpire's chair and out of the stadium: he spat water toward the umpire on changeovers; and in still greater fits of pique, he broke three rackets. Jamie Diaz, Sports Illustrated, 2 Mar. 1987 After a moment of pique, the senator responded calmly to his accusers. He slammed the door in a fit of pique. See More
David Gates, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2002 The posthumous revelation of Cheever's alcoholism, numerous infidelities and bisexuality may have piqued interest precisely because he presented himself so earnestly as the Man in the Brooks Brothers Suit. Mary Gordon, New York Times Book Review, 6 Oct. 1991 Some environmentalists worry that the natural behavior patterns of whales are being altered by tourist boats that pique the animals' curiosity. Jack McCallum, Sports Illustrated, 21 Aug. 1989 In case your interest is being piqued just an itsy-bitsy, teeny-weeny … bit, the Davis Cup will confuse you totally by calling every competition between contending teams a "tie." Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated, 11 Apr. 1988 Brightly colored objects pique a baby's interest. her seat companion piqued her by repeatedly poking her in the ribs Noun (1) And yet the democracy flourishing in Taiwan has been greeted in other parts of the Chinese-speaking world with a certain pique, and even with hostility. Ian Buruma, New Republic, 3 Apr. 2000 … when a beast that weighs 1,200 pounds goes crazy with some kind of stupid pique or jealousy in a room not much bigger than the handicapped stall in the Denver airport men's room, bad things will happen … Hunter S. Thompson, Rolling Stone, 15 Dec. 1994 He hit balls toward the umpire's chair and out of the stadium: he spat water toward the umpire on changeovers; and in still greater fits of pique, he broke three rackets. Jamie Diaz, Sports Illustrated, 2 Mar. 1987 After a moment of pique, the senator responded calmly to his accusers. He slammed the door in a fit of pique. See More Word History
Etymology
Verb and Noun (1)
French piquer, literally, to prick — more at pike
Noun (2)
French piqué, from past participle of piquer to prick, quilt
First Known Use
Verb
1669, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun (1)
1551, in the meaning defined above
Noun (2)
1852, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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