| 单词 | exasperating |
| 释义 | exasperating (once / 2681 pages) adj Something that's exasperating is frustrating or irritating. Your exasperating roommate might talk loudly on the phone late into the night and then wake up early to make his breakfast and leave your sink full of dirty dishes. Traffic jams can be exasperating, especially if you're late for an important meeting, and chattering airplane seat mates are especially exasperating on very long flights. Things that make you annoyed are exasperating, and the word stems from the Latin exasperare, "irritate, provoke, or make rough," from the roots ex-, "thoroughly," and asper, "rough." WORD FAMILYexasperating: exasperatingly+/exasperate: exasperated, exasperates, exasperating, exasperation/exasperated: exasperatedly/exasperation: exasperations USAGE EXAMPLESThe breaches mainly represent a new form of crime whose costs are exasperating but manageable. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) I mean, God almighty, it was very exasperating. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) The Giants, despite Thursday night’s exasperating stumble in Philadelphia, remain ahead of schedule. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) 1adj extremely annoying or displeasing his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating I've had an exasperating day Syn infuriating, maddening, vexing displeasing causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities 2adj making worse Syn aggravating, exacerbating intensifying increasing in strength or intensity |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。