Word · Frequency #12406
exasperations
令人恼怒的事物；使人恼火的原因
exasperations is the plural of exasperation.
Actions that cause great irritation or even anger.
- 1.
The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated; irritation; keen or bitter anger.
激怒；恼怒；愤怒
- 2.
Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation; exacerbation.
加剧；恶化；加重
激怒；恼怒；愤怒；加剧；恶化；加重；恼怒；恼怒的原因
In use
Her exasperation was clear when she slammed the door.
He sighed in exasperation at the repeated delays.
The constant noise from the street added to my exasperation.
in exasperation
in exasperation 作状语，表示“恼怒地”。
She threw her hands up in exasperation.
她恼怒地举起双手。
to one's exasperation
to one's exasperation 常放在句首，引出令某人恼火的事。
To his exasperation, the meeting started late again.
令他恼火的是，会议又晚开始了。
exasperation at/with sth
exasperation 后接 at 或 with，表示对某事或某人的恼怒。
Connections
Collocations
- in exasperation
- 恼怒地；气恼地
- She left the room in exasperation after the argument.争吵之后，她气恼地离开了房间。
- sheer exasperation
- 极其恼怒；十足的恼火
- He slammed the door in sheer exasperation.他极其恼怒地摔了门。
- express one's exasperation
- 表达恼怒；发泄怒气
- Workers expressed their exasperation with the new policy at the meeting.工人们在会上表达了对新政策的气恼。
- exasperation with
- 对……的恼怒；对……的恼火
- Her exasperation with the constant delays was hard to miss.她对一再延误的恼怒很难不被注意到。
- sigh of exasperation
- 恼怒的叹息；气恼的叹气
- With a sigh of exasperation, she explained it again.她气恼地叹了口气，又解释了一遍。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：exasperation 与 desperation 只差几个字母，后者是绝望，前者是恼怒；想象一个人被反复惹到恼怒炸毛，而不是绝望。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literature exasperation 通常见于正式或书面语境，口语中更常说 annoyance 或 frustration。它既可指“恼怒”的情绪，也可指“让人恼火的原因”。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六词都以 /ˈteɪʃən/ 或 /ˈreɪʃən/ 结尾，与 exasperation 词尾 -ation 的读音 /ˈreɪʃən/ 押韵。注意形近异音词：exasperate 读作 /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt/，结尾不是 /-reɪʃən/；ration 读作 /ˈræʃən/，也不与这些 -ation 词押韵。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.