Word · Frequency #22719
irking
/əːk/
verb
使恼火；使厌烦
irking is the present participle of irk.
核心释义
irritate or vex
- 1.
使恼怒；使厌烦；打扰。
to irritate; annoy; bother
使恼怒；使厌烦；打扰。；使厌倦；使苦恼
用法In use
Waiting for the bus in the rain really irks me.
用法提示：irk 作及物动词，表示“使恼火”，主语是令人烦恼的事物。
Her constant interruptions began to irk her colleagues.
用法提示：irk 后接宾语，表示“使…厌烦”，此处用于不定式。
It irks me that he never cleans up after himself.
用法提示：It irks me that... 结构，it 作形式主语，irk 表示“使…烦恼”。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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”。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
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