Word · Frequency #13445
irritably
暴躁地;易怒地;急躁地
核心释义
in an irritable manner
- 1.
易怒地。
In an irritable manner.
易怒地。;性急地;暴躁地;[医]过敏地
用法In use
She sighed irritably and turned away from the window.
用法提示:irritably 作副词修饰 sighed,表示烦躁、不耐烦地。
He tapped his pen on the desk irritably while waiting for the call.
用法提示:irritably 作副词修饰动词短语 tapped...,形容急躁的动作。
The customer spoke irritably to the waiter about the cold soup.
用法提示:irritably 作副词修饰 spoke,表现暴躁易怒的说话态度。
verb + irritably
方式副词常放在动词后,表示动作带有烦躁的情绪。
She answered irritably when asked for the third time.
当她被第三次提问时,她烦躁地回答。
irritably + verb
也可放在动词前,语义与句末位置基本相同,语气更急促。
He irritably waved his hand to dismiss the question.
他烦躁地挥手,不愿回答这个问题。
irritably + adjective
修饰形容词时表示“因烦躁而显得……”,此结构不如修饰动词常见。
The children grew irritably restless during the long wait.
在漫长的等待中,孩子们变得烦躁不安。
常见错误Common mistakes
易错句子He slammed the door irritable.正确表达He slammed the door irritably.
slammed 是行为动词,需要副词修饰;irritable 是形容词(易怒的),不能修饰动词。中文“他暴躁地摔门”里的“暴躁地”对应英语副词 irritably,不要漏掉 -ly。
易错句子She crossed her arms irritatingly while she waited.正确表达She crossed her arms irritably while she waited.
irritatingly 表示“令人恼火地”,指行为让别人讨厌;irritably 表示“不耐烦地/易怒地”,指她本人焦躁。想表达她自己的情绪,应用 irritably。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- snapped irritably
- 暴躁地厉声说
- “I don't have time for this,” she snapped irritably.“我没时间管这个,”她暴躁地厉声说。
- said irritably
- 烦躁地说
- He said irritably that he wanted to be left alone.他烦躁地说他想一个人待着。
- asked irritably
- 不耐烦地问
- “What do you want now?” she asked irritably.“你现在又想要什么?”她不耐烦地问。
- replied irritably
- 恼火地回答
- “It's none of your business,” he replied irritably.“这跟你无关,”他恼火地回答。
- shrugged irritably
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法:irritable(易怒的)+ -ly 副词后缀;想象一个人被小事惹到,暴躁地摔东西。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:一般叙述、书面描写 该词为中性副词,通常用于书面或叙事性描写,表示“以暴躁、不耐烦的方式”;口语中不算特别常见,多与动作动词搭配使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词拼写都以 -ably 结尾,与 irritably 只是形似,并不押韵。Irritably 读作 /ˈɪrɪtəbli/,重音在第一个音节;而 comfortably /ˈkʌmfərtəbli/、miserably /ˈmɪzərəbli/、admirably /ˈædmərəbli/、reasonably /ˈriːzənəbli/、probably /ˈprɑːbəbli/ 的重音或元音不同。Irritable /ˈɪrɪtəbəl/ 词干相同、读音最接近,但以 /əl/ 结尾而非 /li/,所以也不算真正的韵词。
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