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irritate
[英] [ˈiriteit] [美] [ˈɪrɪˌtet] 生词本

vt.

vi.

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  • 英英释义

1. VERB 激怒;使恼怒;使烦躁 If something irritates you, it keeps annoying you. 

  • Their attitude irritates me...

    他们的态度激怒了我。

  • Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying.

    也许他们被哭声惹烦了。

irritated
  →see usage note at: angry

  • Not surprisingly, her teacher is getting irritated with her.

    毫不奇怪,她的老师有点被她惹恼了。

2. VERB 刺激(身体部位);使发痒;使疼痛 If something irritates a part of your body, it causes it to itch or become sore. 

  • Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can irritate the skin.

    切辣椒时要戴橡胶手套,因为辣椒会刺激皮肤。

Verb

1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;

  • "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"
  • "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"

2. excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame;

  • "Aspirin irritates my stomach"

3. excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus;

  • "irritate the glands of a leaf"