Word · Frequency #22719
irk
使恼火；使厌烦
irritate or vex
- 1.
to irritate; annoy; bother
使恼怒；使厌烦；打扰。
使恼怒；使厌烦；打扰。；使厌倦；使苦恼
In use
Waiting for the bus in the rain really irks me.
Her constant interruptions began to irk her colleagues.
It irks me that he never cleans up after himself.
irk sb
irk 是及物动词，直接接人作宾语。
His constant complaints irk me.
他没完没了的抱怨让我很烦。
it irks sb that ...
常用 it 作形式主语，真正主语是 that 从句。
It irks me that she never apologizes.
她从不道歉这件事让我很恼火。
sb be irked by sth
be irked 是被动用法，强调受影响的状态，介词 by 引出施动者。
He was irked by the delay.
他被延误惹恼了。
it irks sb to do sth
不定式是真正主语，表示做某事令人恼火。
It irks me to see such waste.
看到这种浪费让我很恼火。
Verb forms
base irk · third person irks · -ing irking · past irked · past participle irked
及物动词，主语常为事物，宾语为人，表示令人厌烦或恼怒。
Common mistakes
I am irk by the noise.I am irked by the noise.
irk 是及物动词，被动语态中要用过去分词 irked，不能用原形 irk 作表语。
The noise irks to me.The noise irks me.
irk 是及物动词，宾语 me 应直接跟在动词后，不需要介词 to；中文的“对我来说/令我”不能直译成 to。
Connections
Collocations
- it irks sb that
- 让某人恼火的是
- It irks me that he always arrives late.他总是迟到，这让我很恼火。
- be irked by
- 被……惹恼
- She was irked by the constant noise from the street.街上持续的噪音让她很恼火。
- irk sb no end
- 使某人极为恼火
- His habit of interrupting irks me no end.他打断别人说话的习惯让我极为恼火。
- be irked at
- 对……感到恼火
- He was irked at the delay.他对延误感到恼火。
Synonyms
- annoy
- 使（某人）感到不耐烦或生气 · 最常用，语气较轻；irk 更正式、偏书面，常指持续的不满。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
irk 听起来像“饿渴”，又饿又渴时最容易恼火，所以 irk 就是“使恼火”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作 irk 通常用于口语和书面语，多指因琐事而感到不快或恼火；作为及物动词，主语常为事物，宾语为人。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词均以 /ɜːk/ 结尾，与 irk 押韵。注意：irk 与 ire（/aɪə(r)/）、iron（/aɪən/）拼写相近但元音不同，不要混淆。
Learn the forms together
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