英文原文Irritate
中文翻譯激怒,使惱火
文法概念動詞、及物動詞

單字概述與用法

irritate是一個及物動詞,語意為激怒,使惱火,也可說是讓人生氣。它是情緒動詞的一員,用法跟excite很像,irritating表示令人很煩的(討人厭的),而irritated在表示有生氣的情緒 (惱火的)。這個字也可以用來描述身體器官受到外物刺激而不舒服。irritate的三態是irritate / irritated / irritated。

及物動詞:激怒,使惱火

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:

  1. He has an irritating habit.
    他有個讓人很討厭的習慣
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. The student was irritated at being made fun of.
    那個學生很生氣自己被取笑了
  6. They were irritated by the buzzing sound.
    他們覺得那個嗡嗡嗡的聲音很煩
  7. 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。
  8. Smoking can irritate the throat and cause coughing.
    吸煙會刺激喉嚨,引起咳嗽。
  9. 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。
  10. 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。
  11. 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。
  12. 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.

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Barshai Huang

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