Word · Frequency #7783
irritates
使恼怒；激怒
irritates is the third person singular of irritate.
核心释义
to make someone feel annoyed or angry
- 1.
激怒；使恼火
To provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
- 2.
引起不快或刺激
To cause or induce displeasure or irritation.
- 3.
引起疼痛
To induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
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
用法In use
Loud chewing noises irritate me more than almost anything else.
用法提示：此处“irritate”为及物动词，主语“noises”是刺激源，宾语为“me”，表示“使恼火”。
I am easily irritated by people who are always late.
用法提示：此处“irritated”为“irritate”的过去分词，用于被动语态“be irritated by”，表示“被惹恼”。
The new software update is irritating many users with its frequent pop-up messages.
用法提示：此处“is irritating”为现在进行时，“irritate”接宾语“users”，表示“正在使……烦躁”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象“irri”像“一惹”，一惹到别人，对方就烦躁。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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'。
发音与拼写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/.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.