pet peeve

IPA/ˌpet ˈpiːv/
IPA/ˌpet ˈpiːv/

pet peeve — 名詞

1. a small, specific thing that annoys you more than it seems to bother other peopl

1.名詞B2
釋義

小困擾；地雷

經常困擾你並讓你抱怨的小事

a small, specific thing that annoys you more than it seems to bother other people, and that you often complain about — for example, a bad habit someone has, or a minor inconvenience that irritates you every time it happens.

例句

Benjamin's biggest pet peeve is people who talk loudly on their phones in the library.

Benjamin 最惱人的小事，就是有人在圖書館裡大聲講電話。

someone's + pet peeve + is + [annoying behaviour]

Ayesha has a pet peeve about colleagues leaving dirty coffee cups in the sink.

Ayesha 有一個地雷，就是同事把髒咖啡杯留在水槽裡。

have a pet peeve about + [noun phrase]

常見搭配
  • biggest pet peeve
  • major pet peeve
  • pet peeve about
  • pet peeve is when
  • one of my pet peeves
同義詞
  • annoyance

    more general; can be serious or minor — 'pet peeve' is specifically minor and recurring

  • irritation

    more neutral and less personal in tone

  • grievance

    more formal and implies a stronger sense of unfairness

  • bugbear

    similar meaning but less common in everyday speech

文法句型

someone's + pet peeve

a pet peeve of + someone

用法筆記

Frequently used with possessive adjectives or noun possessors: 'my pet peeve', 'his biggest pet peeve', 'a pet peeve of hers'. The thing that annoys you typically follows 'is' or 'when/people who...' — never use 'pet peeve' for serious or major problems; it is reserved for minor, personal annoyances.

常見錯誤

My pet peeve is when people are dishonest at work.
My pet peeve is when people tap their pens loudly during meetings.
'pet peeve' describes a minor, specific annoyance, not a serious moral issue like dishonesty.
I have many pet peeves.
I have a few pet peeves.
Although the plural exists, 'pet peeve' is most commonly used in the singular with 'one of my...' or 'my biggest...'.

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常用片語

  • pet peeve is when
  • pet peeve about people who

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