及物動詞：激怒，使惱火
常見搭配詞：
- It irritates somebody that SV.
…讓某人生氣
例句：It irritates me that my son never closes the door after he leaves.
令我生氣的是，我兒子離開後從不關門。 - irritate someone’s feelings
激怒某人(讓某人產生生氣的感覺)
例句：His condescending attitude irritated her feelings.
他居高臨下的態度激怒了她。 - irritate someone’s nerves
刺激了某人的神經(惹怒某人)
例句：The constant noise from the construction site irritated her nerves.
建築工地的持續噪音惹怒了她的神經。 - irritate the skin / the eyes / the throat / the nose / the stomach
刺激皮膚 / 眼睛 / 喉嚨 / 鼻子 / 胃
例句：Some strong detergents can irritate the skin.
一些強烈的洗滌劑可能會刺激皮膚。 - irritate a condition
加重病情
例句：Stress can irritate existing health conditions, such as migraines or ulcers.
壓力可能會加重已有的健康問題，如偏頭痛或潰瘍。 - Somebody / Something is irritating.
某人或是物讓人覺得很生氣或具有刺激性
例句：My little brother can be really irritating but I try to ignore him.
我弟弟真的很煩人，但我盡量不理他。 - be (a little / slightly / rather / too) irritated at / by something
對某事感到(有點 / 有些 / 相當 / 太) 生氣
例句：He was a little irritated at her attitude.
她的態度讓他有點生氣 - find something irritating
例句：I found the news intensively(extremely / deeply) irritating.
我覺得那則新聞很(非常地)讓人生氣
例句：
- He has an irritating habit.
他有個讓人很討厭的習慣 - The mother began to get increasingly irritated at / by her son’s noise.
那個媽媽對她兒子製造出來的噪音越來越生氣 - Contact lenses may irritate one’s eyes.
隱形眼鏡可能會刺激眼睛，讓眼睛很不舒服 - It irritated me when I saw the mess in my son’s room.
看到我兒子的房間一團亂，我真的很生氣 - The student was irritated at being made fun of.
那個學生很生氣自己被取笑了 - They were irritated by the buzzing sound.
他們覺得那個嗡嗡嗡的聲音很煩 - Chopping onions often irritates the eyes and makes them tear up.
切洋蔥時經常會刺激眼睛，使它們流淚。 - Smoking can irritate the throat and cause coughing.
吸煙會刺激喉嚨，引起咳嗽。 - Strong perfume can irritate the nose and cause sneezing.
濃烈的香水可能會刺激鼻子，導致打噴嚏。 - Spicy foods can sometimes irritate the stomach and cause discomfort.
辛辣食物有時會刺激胃部，引起不適。 - Touching the wound may irritate the injury and delay the healing process.
觸摸傷口可能會刺激受傷部位，延遲癒合過程。 - Air pollution can irritate the respiratory system and lead to breathing difficulties.
空氣污染可能刺激呼吸系統，導致呼吸困難。
同義詞：
- annoy 惹惱、使煩躁 v. 指對某人或某事感到煩躁、不悅。
例句：Loud noises from the neighbors really annoy me.
鄰居嘈雜的噪音真的讓我很煩躁。 - aggravate 激怒、使惡化 v. 指使某人生氣或使某種狀況變得更糟。
例句：His constant complaining only served to aggravate the situation.
他不停的抱怨只是讓情況更加惡化。 - vex 使惱火、使煩惱 v. 指使某人感到心煩意亂或困擾。
例句：The difficult math problem vexed him all night long.
困難的數學問題讓他煩惱了一整晚。 - exasperate 使惱怒、使惱火 v. 強烈地激怒或使某人極度不悅。
例句：Her constant interruptions exasperated him during the meeting.
她在會議中不斷地打斷使他惱怒。 - provoke 激怒、挑釁 v. 刺激或挑釁某人，使其生氣或反應強烈。
例句：His rude behavior provoked a strong reaction from the other guests.
他粗魯的行為引起了其他客人的強烈反應。
衍生字
- irritating 惱人的、令人厭煩的 adj.
- irritatingly 惱人地、令人厭煩地 adj.
- irritated 被激怒的，惱火的 adj.
- irritable 暴躁的 adj.
- irritably 暴躁地 adv.
- irritant 令人煩惱 (造成麻煩) 的事物
- irritation 惱怒、惱人的事 n.
