英语词汇“irritable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

irritable

/ˈɪrɪtəb(ə)l

adjective

1Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed: she was tired and irritable...

She seemed irritable, and annoyed with my every move.
The wait would grate so terribly on my nerves that I could easily be irritable for days afterwards, but that particular drive was different.
Will asked, starting to get annoyed, the pain in his head making him more irritable.

Synonyms

bad-tempered, irascible, tetchy, testy, touchy, scratchy, grumpy, grouchy, moody, crotchety, in a (bad) mood, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, having got out of bed the wrong side, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, crusty, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained

informal snappish, snappy, chippy, on a short fuse, short-fused

British informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head

North American informal cranky, ornery, peckish, soreheaded

Australian/New Zealand informal snaky

informal, dated waxy, miffy

2 Medicine (Of a body part) abnormally sensitive.I still have irritable bowels though and sometimes the pain keeps me up at night....

Because their skin is inherently irritable, patients with atopic diseases may not tolerate topical retinoids, even if they apply a moisturiser.
The drugs that treat asthma either relax the bronchial spasm, or reduce the inflammation that makes the bronchial tubes swollen and irritable to minor irritants.

2.1(Of a condition) caused an abnormally sensitive body part: the seeds have been reputed to help conditions such as irritable bladder...

General primary care nurses were trained to deliver cognitive behaviour therapy to patients with irritable bowel syndrome
But acupuncture works well for certain kinds of conditions and irritable bladder syndrome is one of them.
It has been shown to sooth irritable coughs and other respiratory problems.

2.2 Biology (Of a living organism) having the property of responding actively to physical stimuli.To be a receiver rather than just an irritable organism is to be disposed to respond reliably and differentially to the perceivable environment.

Derivatives

irritably

/ˈɪrɪtəbli

/ adverb ...

For the next month male deer will be irritably scratching and shaking their heads until their majestic antlers fall off.
He looked down irritably at the mess, then defiantly at me, and walked on, passing a litter bin without so much as a glance.
There are no insufferable people socializing irritably around their outdoor dining tables.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin irritabilis, from the verb irritare (see irritate).

单词	irritable
释义	irritable /ˈɪrɪtəb(ə)l / adjective 1Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed: she was tired and irritable... She seemed irritable, and annoyed with my every move. The wait would grate so terribly on my nerves that I could easily be irritable for days afterwards, but that particular drive was different. Will asked, starting to get annoyed, the pain in his head making him more irritable. Synonyms bad-tempered, irascible, tetchy, testy, touchy, scratchy, grumpy, grouchy, moody, crotchety, in a (bad) mood, cantankerous, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, having got out of bed the wrong side, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, crusty, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained informal snappish, snappy, chippy, on a short fuse, short-fused British informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy, like a bear with a sore head North American informal cranky, ornery, peckish, soreheaded Australian/New Zealand informal snaky informal, dated waxy, miffy 2 Medicine (Of a body part) abnormally sensitive.I still have irritable bowels though and sometimes the pain keeps me up at night.... Because their skin is inherently irritable, patients with atopic diseases may not tolerate topical retinoids, even if they apply a moisturiser. The drugs that treat asthma either relax the bronchial spasm, or reduce the inflammation that makes the bronchial tubes swollen and irritable to minor irritants. 2.1(Of a condition) caused an abnormally sensitive body part: the seeds have been reputed to help conditions such as irritable bladder... General primary care nurses were trained to deliver cognitive behaviour therapy to patients with irritable bowel syndrome But acupuncture works well for certain kinds of conditions and irritable bladder syndrome is one of them. It has been shown to sooth irritable coughs and other respiratory problems. 2.2 Biology (Of a living organism) having the property of responding actively to physical stimuli.To be a receiver rather than just an irritable organism is to be disposed to respond reliably and differentially to the perceivable environment. Derivatives irritably /ˈɪrɪtəbli / adverb ... For the next month male deer will be irritably scratching and shaking their heads until their majestic antlers fall off. He looked down irritably at the mess, then defiantly at me, and walked on, passing a litter bin without so much as a glance. There are no insufferable people socializing irritably around their outdoor dining tables. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin irritabilis, from the verb irritare (see irritate).
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