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irritate的意思

irritate
英式音标['ɪrɪtet]
美式英标['ɪrɪteɪt]

基本解释

vt. 刺激,使兴奋;激怒

vi. 引起恼怒,引起不愉快

中文词源

irritate 刺激,使烦恼

来自拉丁语irritus,刺激,煽动,激怒,可能来自ir-,进入,使,-rit,宗教仪式,词源同rite,ritual.引申词义召唤鬼神,诅咒,刺激。

英文词源

irritate (v.)
1530s, "stimulate to action, rouse, incite," from Latin irritatus, past participle of irritare "excite, provoke." An earlier verb form was irrite (mid-15c.), from Old French irriter. Meaning "annoy, make impatient" is from 1590s. Related: Irritated; irritating.

实用例句

1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Her uncritical acceptance of everything I said began to irritate me.
我说什么她都不论对错一概接受,这倒惹我不耐烦起来。
来自《权威词典》
3. Don't irritate her, she's on a short fuse today.
别惹她, 她今天动不动就发火.
来自辞典例句
4. These tight shoes irritate my toes.
我的鞋太紧,夹痛我的脚趾.
来自辞典例句
5. Today, her chirping enthusiasms did not irritate Lily.
今天她在丽莉耳旁叽叽喳喳说的那些热情话并没惹丽莉发火.
来自辞典例句