torque off

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To annoy, distress, or anger. US,idiomatic,transitive
    — It is hard to remember a talented player who so comprehensively bothered, annoyed, outraged and just plain torqued off the customers quite like Owens.

词形变化

torques off present,singular,third-person torquing off participle,present torqued off participle,past torqued off past

词源

Possibly an alteration of tick off. Metaphorical use of mechanical verbs (including torque, jack, and grind) with people and their emotions as the direct object is also seen elsewhere, as with for example torque up, grind one's gears, and jacked up.
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