irritate

B1 CET-6 大学 FREQ #19362 ★★☆☆☆

vt. 激怒, 使发怒, 使兴奋, 使发炎 vi. 引起不快

发音

US /ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/

词形变化

irritates 三单 irritating 现在分词 irritated 过去式 irritated 过去分词

释义与例句

v. B1
  1. 1.

    To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.

    激怒

    刺激

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).

    及物
  4. 1.

    To render null and void.

    废旧 及物 苏格兰 法律

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

bother devil rag annoy gravel vex rile nettle get to chafe

反义词 1

soothe

上位词 7

excite stimulate aggravate worsen displease exacerbate exasperate

下位词 10

get harry scratch rub plague pinch provoke itch hassle chevy

近义相关 1

chafe

词源

Borrowed from Latin irrītātus, perfect passive participle of irrītō (“excite, irritate, incite, stimulate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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