Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #7783
irritate
使恼怒；激怒
to make someone feel annoyed or angry
- 1.
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
激怒；使恼火
- 2.
To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
引起不快或刺激
- 3.
To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
引起疼痛
使发炎；刺激（皮肤等）；使兴奋；刺激（神经、肌肉等）；激怒；使恼火；引起不快或刺激；引起疼痛
In use
Loud chewing noises irritate me more than almost anything else.
I am easily irritated by people who are always late.
The new software update is irritating many users with its frequent pop-up messages.
irritate + sb
用于表示某事或某人使别人生气，通常指反复或持续的行为。
His constant complaining irritates me.
他不断地抱怨让我很恼火。
irritate + sth (body part)
指引起身体部位的炎症或不适，常用于皮肤、眼睛等。
The new soap irritated my skin.
这款新肥皂刺激了我的皮肤。
be irritated + by/with + sb/sth
被动形式强调受影响者的感受。
Connections
Collocations
- irritate someone
- 激怒某人
- His constant complaining irritated everyone in the office.他不断的抱怨激怒了办公室里的每一个人。
- irritate the skin
- 刺激皮肤
- This lotion may irritate sensitive skin.这种乳液可能会刺激敏感皮肤。
- be easily irritated
- 容易生气
- She is easily irritated by loud noises.她容易被噪音惹恼。
- irritate the eyes
- 刺激眼睛
- Chlorine in swimming pools can irritate the eyes.游泳池中的氯会刺激眼睛。
Idioms & figurative uses
- irritate someone to no end
- 使某人极其恼火His constant complaining irritated me to no end.他不停地抱怨使我极其恼火。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象“irri”像“一惹”，一惹到别人，对方就烦躁。
Context & Register
日常用法中表示“使烦躁”，较为中性；医学语境中表示“刺激（皮肤等）”，属于专业用法。总体而言，语域混合，多用于一般交流和医疗场合。
Grammar Note
及物动词时表示'激怒'或'刺激（皮肤等）'；不及物动词时表示'引起不快'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -itate are spelled similarly but may not rhyme: irritate and imitate share the same stressed vowel /ɪ/, while hesitate and meditate have /ɛ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.