Word · Frequency #14359
enrage
激怒；使大怒
To make someone extremely angry; to fill with rage.
- 1.
To become angry or wild.
变得愤怒或狂暴。
- 2.
To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.
激怒；使大怒；使狂怒。
发怒；变得狂暴；变得愤怒或狂暴。；激怒；使大怒；使狂怒。；激怒；使暴怒
In use
His rude remarks enrage me.
The unfair decision enraged the entire team.
She was enraged by the constant noise from the construction site.
enrage + sb
直接加宾语，表示激怒某人。
His rude behavior enraged her.
他的粗鲁行为激怒了她。
be enraged + at/by + sth
被动语态，后面常接 at 或 by 引出原因。
She was enraged by the unfair decision.
她被这个不公平的决定激怒了。
enrage + sb + to + inf
表示激怒某人至做某事。
The insult enraged him to strike back.
侮辱使他愤怒到还击。
Connections
Collocations
- enrage someone
- 激怒某人
- His arrogance enraged me.他的傲慢激怒了我。
- be enraged by something
- 被某事激怒
- She was enraged by the unfair decision.她被这个不公平的决定激怒了。
- enrage the crowd
- 激怒人群
- The referee's call enraged the crowd.裁判的判罚激怒了人群。
- enrage opponents
- 激怒反对者
- The new policy enraged opponents of the plan.这项新政策激怒了该计划的反对者。
- enrage critics
- 激怒批评者
- The CEO's remarks enraged critics.首席执行官的言论激怒了批评者。
- enraged fans
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：enrage 可拆成 en（使）+ rage（狂怒），想象一件事把人“惹”进 rage 状态，就是激怒。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、文学作品 enrage 多用于正式或书面语，如新闻报道、文学作品等，语气强烈，表示“激怒、使大怒”；日常口语中比较少见，通常说 make someone very angry 代替。
Grammar Note
通常用于被动结构或后接宾语，如 'be enraged by/at'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 enrage 押韵，都以 /eɪdʒ/ 结尾（engage 为 /ɪnˈɡeɪdʒ/）。注意不要被拼写误导：image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/、village /ˈvɪlɪdʒ/、garage /ɡəˈrɑːʒ/ 中的 -age 不发 /eɪdʒ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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