piquing

英 [ˈpiːkɪŋ]

美 [ˈpiːkɪŋ]

v. 使愤恨; 使恼怒
pique的现在分词

N-UNCOUNT （因遭人怠慢而感到的）恼怒，愠怒
Pique is the feeling of annoyance you have when you think someone has not treated you properly.
1. Mimi had gotten over her pique at Susan's refusal to accept the job.
  米米已不再为苏姗拒绝接受这份工作的事生气了。
VERB 激起，引起（兴趣或好奇心）
If something piques your interest or curiosity, it makes you interested or curious.
1. This phenomenon piqued Dr Morris' interest...
  这一现象激起了莫里斯医生的兴趣。
2. Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing.
  他们的好奇心被挑起，停下了手中的笔。
PHRASE 一怒之下；愤然
If someone does something in a fit of pique, they do it suddenly because they are annoyed at being not treated properly.
1. Lawrence, in a fit of pique, left the Army and took up a career in the City.
  劳伦斯一气之下离开了陆军，在伦敦金融城开始了工作。

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From its response to a previous banking crisis to its promotion of women in the boardroom, the Nordic model is piquing interest around the world in the same way as the Japanese style of capitalism did in the 1980s or the Germans 'in the 1960s.
从上一次应对银行危机的反应，到提升女性在董事会的比例，北欧模式激发了全世界的好奇心，这与人们对上世纪80年代日本与60年代德国的资本主义潮流的好奇如出一辙。