to make someone annoyed or angry for a long time使人耿耿于怀;令人怀恨;使人怨愤不已
The unkind way in which his girlfriend left him still rankled with him long after.他女朋友如此不义地抛弃他,长久以来一直让他愤恨不已。
[ + that ] It still rankles that she got promoted, and I didn't.她升职了,而我却没有,这事一直让我耿耿于怀。