Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #21219
irritated
/ˈiriteitid/
adjective
恼怒的；烦躁的
feeling annoyed or upset
- 1.
Experiencing a feeling of irritation.
恼怒的；感到烦躁的
- 2.
Inflamed and painful.
发炎的；红肿疼痛的
发炎的；红肿疼痛的；恼怒的；感到烦躁的；被激怒的；生了气的；变粗的
In use
She felt irritated by the constant noise from the construction site.
He was irritated when his friend arrived late again.
The teacher's irritated tone made the students quiet down.
be irritated at/by/with sth/sb
对事物多用 at/by，对人可用 with/at。
He was irritated by the delay.
他对延误感到恼火。
be irritated that + clause
that 从句说明引起恼怒的原因，口语中 that 常可省略。
I was irritated that she was late again.
她再次迟到使我很恼火。
irritated + body part (attributive)
此处 irritated 意为“发炎的、红肿的”，修饰身体部位，不表示情绪。
Connections
Collocations
- feel irritated
- 感到烦躁；感到恼怒
- I feel irritated when people talk loudly on the phone.当人们在电话里大声说话时，我感到很烦躁。
- get irritated
- 被惹恼；变得烦躁
- He gets irritated by small mistakes.他因为小错误而变得烦躁。
- irritated with
- 对……感到恼怒
- She was irritated with her brother for not helping.她因为弟弟不帮忙而对他感到恼怒。
- irritated by
- 因……而烦躁
- The manager was irritated by the constant interruptions.经理因不断的打扰而烦躁。
- irritated skin
- 受刺激的皮肤；发炎的皮肤
- This cream helps soothe irritated skin.这款面霜有助于舒缓受刺激的皮肤。
- slightly irritated
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：蚊子叮咬后皮肤红肿发炎，又痒又心烦，正是 irritated（恼怒又发炎）。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、医学/体检描述 irritated 有两个常用方向：日常多表示恼怒、烦躁，比较随性；在医疗语境中表示发炎、红肿疼痛，更正式。选择哪种意思要看具体场景。
Grammar Note
常用于被动结构，后接介词with/at/by或that从句
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 irritated 一样以 -ated 结尾，且重读元音为 /eɪ/，后面是 /tɪd/，所以最后两个音节同韵。注意：拼写中带有 -ate 但发音不同的常见词如 private /ˈpraɪvɪt/、chocolate /ˈtʃɒklət/ 容易误判，不要只看拼写。
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。
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