| 单词 | irritate |
| 释义 | ir·ri·tate I. transitive verb 1. obsolete 2. < irritated by the child's insolence > 3. < harsh soaps may irritate the skin > < avoid irritating the sensitive laryngeal reflexes — Anesthesia Digest > 4. intransitive verb < it's the petty things of life that irritate most > < a soothing lotion for burns that is guaranteed not to irritate > Synonyms: < it irritated him that she peered so into everything that was his, searching him out — D.H.Lawrence > < a Mexican carpenter will irritate newcomers beyond endurance by taking a three-hour siesta — Green Peyton > exasperate suggests galling vexation or angry annoyance < her unexplained departure had exasperated him — Edith Wharton > nettle usually indicates a stinging pique, sometimes a rankling irritation < a touch of light scorn in her tone nettled me — W.J.Locke > roil and its variant rile suggest inducing an angry or resentful state of agitated disturbance < her manner of ignoring him. That roiled him inexpressibly — C.S.Forester > < with raucous taunting and ribald remarks to rile up the proprietor — W.A.White > peeve applies to arousing fretful irritation, sometimes petty or querulous < when she ventured to criticize it, even mildly, he was peeved — Louis Auchincloss > aggravate may apply to repeated action or condition that intensifies anger or irritation < he did not sweat and pray over each card as she must, but he did keep an eye out for reneging and demanded a cut now and then just to aggravate her — J.F.Powers > provoke may suggest irritation or anger that excites to action < don't think I am trying to provoke you or to make fun of what you revere — Ann Bridge > < a Tory resident who provoked local animosities and was charged with high treason — American Guide Series: Connecticut > II. |
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