pet hate

pet hate — noun

1. a small thing that a particular person finds especially irritating, even when ot

1.名詞B2
釋義

a small thing that a particular person finds especially irritating, even when other people are not bothered by it

例句

Loud chewing at the dinner table is Andrés's biggest pet hate.

X is someone's pet hate — naming the irritating thing

One of Lauren's pet hates is people who reply to emails with just "OK".

one of someone's pet hates — listing among several

同義詞
  • pet peeve

    the usual American equivalent; same meaning, more common in the US

  • bugbear

    a recurring source of irritation, often slightly more serious or formal

  • bête noire

    borrowed from French; something one especially dislikes or dreads, more literary

文法句型

someone's pet hate is + noun

one of someone's pet hates

用法筆記

Always used with a possessive (my, her, their) or 's, because the annoyance belongs to one particular person. The plural 'pet hates' lists several such irritations. Chiefly British; American speakers say 'pet peeve'.

常見錯誤

❌There is a pet hate in the office about noise.
✅Noise in the office is a common pet hate.
💡a pet hate belongs to a person, so attach it with a possessive, not 'there is'.
❌I pet hate loud music.
✅Loud music is my pet hate.
💡'pet hate' is a noun, not a verb.