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。
暴躁地;易怒地;急躁地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
暴躁地;易怒地;急躁地
in an irritable manner
She answered irritably when asked for the third time.
当她被第三次提问时,她烦躁地回答。
易怒地。
In an irritable manner.
She sighed irritably and turned away from the window.
她烦躁地叹了口气,转身离开窗户。
He tapped his pen on the desk irritably while waiting for the call.
他一边等电话,一边烦躁地用笔敲着桌子。
The customer spoke irritably to the waiter about the cold soup.
顾客因为汤凉了,没好气地对服务员说话。
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。
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。
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。
Not this
He slammed the door irritable.
Use this
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。
Not this
She crossed her arms irritatingly while she waited.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
不耐烦地耸耸肩
He shrugged irritably and turned away.
他不耐烦地耸耸肩,转过身去。
烦躁地叹口气
She sighed irritably and picked up the phone.
她烦躁地叹了口气,拿起电话。
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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。
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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