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be irate about/at/over sth
irate 比 angry 语气更强，指极度的愤怒。
She was irate about the delayed flight.
她对航班延误非常生气。
愤怒的；盛怒的
iratest — superlative of irate
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愤怒的；盛怒的
irate
She was irate about the delayed flight.
她对航班延误非常生气。
极其愤怒的；暴怒的；大怒的。
Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
感到或表现出极度愤怒
feeling or showing extreme anger
The customer became irate when her flight was delayed for the third time.
当她的航班第三次延误时，那位顾客变得非常生气。
AI contextual example
My neighbor sent an irate email to the management about the noisy construction work.
我的邻居就嘈杂的施工问题给物业发了一封怒气冲冲的邮件。
AI contextual example
The manager tried to calm the irate passengers waiting at the gate.
经理试图安抚在登机口等候的愤怒乘客。
AI contextual example
irate protesters
愤怒的抗议者。
WordNet
irate 比 angry 语气更强，指极度的愤怒。
She was irate about the delayed flight.
她对航班延误非常生气。
that 从句说明令人生气的原因。
He was irate that his request had been ignored.
他很恼火，因为他的请求被忽视了。
irate 作定语修饰名词很常见。
An irate customer demanded a refund.
一位愤怒的顾客要求退款。
get irate 侧重变得愤怒的过程。
He gets irate when people are late.
有人迟到时他就会发怒。
Not this
He irate about the delay.
Use this
He is irate about the delay.
汉语形容词谓语句不需要系动词，但英语中 irate 是形容词，作谓语时必须加 be 动词。
Not this
He irated at the delay.
Use this
He was irate at the delay.
irate 是形容词而非动词，不能加 -ed 作谓语；应改用 be + 形容词形式。
Not this
She was irate to the decision.
Use this
She was irate at the decision.
汉语“对……生气”的“对”常被直译为 to，但英语中 irate 后接 at/about/over 表示原因或对象，不接 to。
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愤怒的顾客
An irate customer demanded a full refund.
一位愤怒的顾客要求全额退款。
愤怒的电话（打来投诉）
The manager received an irate phone call from a neighbor.
经理接到邻居打来的愤怒电话。
愤怒的信件（投诉信）
She wrote an irate letter to the newspaper.
她给报社写了一封愤怒的信。
对……极为愤怒
He was irate at the delay.
他对延误极为愤怒。
变得愤怒起来
The crowd grew irate as the wait continued.
随着等待继续，人群变得愤怒起来。
我怒不可遏。
The customers became irate after waiting for over an hour.
等了超过一个小时之后，顾客们变得怒不可遏。
Use iratest naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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记忆：irate 谐音 'I rate'（我打分），想象有人给你打低分，你立刻暴跳如雷。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、正式投诉、书面描述 “irate”多用于正式或书面语境，表示极度的愤怒。日常口语中更常见的是 angry 或 furious，用到 irate 时通常带有正式或书面语气。
下列单词与 irate 押韵，重读音节中的元音和尾音均为 /eɪt/：rate, great, create, late, state, wait。注意：拼写以 -ate 结尾但读作 /ət/ 或 /ɪt/ 的单词（如 private /ˈpraɪvɪt/、climate /ˈklaɪmət/）并不与 irate 押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.