Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #7007
irritation
恼怒；烦躁；激怒
The act of annoying someone or the state of feeling annoyed.
- 1.
The act of irritating or annoying.
刺激或烦扰的行为
- 2.
The state of being irritated.
被刺激的状态
- 3.
A thing or person that annoys.
令人烦恼的事物或人
- 4.
A state of inflammation or of painful reaction to cell or tissue damage.
炎症状态或对细胞或组织损伤的痛苦反应
- 5.
A condition of morbid excitability or oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain or excessive or vitiated action.
器官或身体部位的病态兴奋或过敏状态；普通刺激引起疼痛或过度反应的状态
烦人的事；讨厌的人；刺激；发炎；疼痛；刺激或烦扰的行为；被刺激的状态；令人烦恼的事物或人
In use
The constant noise from the construction site caused a great deal of irritation among the residents.
She took a deep breath to suppress her growing irritation at the rude comment.
His habit of chewing loudly at the dinner table was a constant irritation to his wife.
cause + irritation
持续的噪音引起了烦恼。
The constant noise caused irritation.
引起烦恼/刺激
feel/experience + irritation
她感到一阵恼怒。
She felt a wave of irritation.
感到烦恼/恼怒
with + irritation
他恼怒地叹了口气。
Connections
Collocations
- cause irritation
- 引起刺激/烦恼
- The new soap caused skin irritation.这种新肥皂引起了皮肤刺激。
- skin irritation
- 皮肤刺激
- She has a skin irritation from poison ivy.她因毒藤而皮肤刺激。
- eye irritation
- 眼睛刺激
- The smoke caused eye irritation.烟雾引起了眼睛刺激。
- irritation and frustration
- 恼怒和沮丧
- He expressed irritation and frustration at the delay.他对延误表达了恼怒和沮丧。
- slight irritation
- 轻微不适/恼火
- The noise was a slight irritation but not unbearable.噪音带来轻微不适，但并非难以忍受。
- irritation disappears
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆提示：irritation 与 '一惹他' 谐音，意为‘恼怒’。
Context & Register
该词在心理和医学两种语境中使用。心理意义上表示恼怒，常用于日常口语；医学意义上指发炎，多用于专业或正式场合。需根据上下文判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words share the '-ation' suffix and rhyme with 'irritation' because they have the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ followed by /ʃən/.
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
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