v.伤害…的自尊心( pique的过去式和过去分词 );激起(好奇心);
例句:
No doubt my vanity was piqued.
这无疑激起了我的虚荣心.
Their curiosity piqued, they stopped writing.
他们的好奇心被挑起,停下了手中的笔。
I was piqued by her refusal.
她的拒绝使我生气.