Word · Frequency #22155
riled
惹怒；使恼火
riled is the past of rile.
to annoy or disturb someone, especially by minor irritations
- 1.
To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
扰乱平静或秩序
- 2.
To make angry.
激怒
搅浑；扰乱平静或秩序；激怒；惹怒；使焦急
In use
His constant whistling really riles me.
The delay riled the passengers waiting at the gate.
She tried not to let their rude comments rile her.
rile [sb] (up)
"rile up" 表示更加激怒。
His constant complaining riled me up.
他不停的抱怨惹怒了我。
be riled (by [sth])
被动形式很常用。
She was riled by his remarks.
她被他的言论激怒了。
rile [sth] (up)
指搅浑液体，较少用。
The storm riled the lake.
暴风雨搅浑了湖水。
Connections
Collocations
- rile someone up
- 激怒某人；惹恼某人
- The teasing riled him up.那些嘲笑把他惹恼了。
- get riled up
- 变得恼火；被激怒
- She gets riled up about injustice.她遇到不公就会非常恼火。
- be riled by
- 被……惹恼
- He was riled by the delay.他因延误而恼火。
- rile the crowd
- 激怒人群
- His harsh words riled the crowd.他刺耳的话激怒了人群。
Idioms & figurative uses
- rile up
- 激怒，惹恼The unfair decision riled up the whole team.这个不公平的决定激怒了整个团队。
- get riled up
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 ri 想成水面涟漪：平静的水被搅浑（rile the water），人也跟着上火——rile 就是激怒、惹恼。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常口语、社交媒体评论、朋友间交谈约、随意新闻报道 rile 多用于非正式场合，表示“惹恼、激怒”，语气较强且带口语色彩；正式写作或严谨文体中通常不用，可改用 irritate、annoy 或 provoke。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with rile (/raɪl/): mile, pile, file, style, while, and smile. Beware of lookalikes with different pronunciations, e.g., 'milk' (/mɪlk/), 'silent' (/ˈsaɪlənt/), and 'polite' (/pəˈlaɪt/)—they share letters but not the exact final sound.
Learn the forms together
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