annoy
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++an·noy /əˈnɔɪ/ ●●○ S3 verb [transitive] ANNOYto make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about something 使恼怒，使生气 SYN irritate What annoyed him most was that he had received no apology. 最令他生气的是没人向他道歉。 She annoyed him with her stupid questions. 她那些愚蠢的问题令他很恼火。it annoys somebody when/how/that It really annoys me when I see people dropping litter. 看到别人乱丢垃圾我非常生气。 RegisterIn everyday English, people also often use the phrase get on someone's nerves: 在日常英语中，人们还经常使用短语get on someone’s nervesShe got on his nerves with her stupid questions. 她那些愚蠢的问题令他很恼火。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
annoy• Quite enough to annoy anybody, Nicandra thought.• Gina was annoyed by his jogging, though, that was one comfort.• The only reason she went out with Charles was to annoy her parents.• But even to be asked annoyed her.• His voice had a slight tremor, and that annoyed him, but they didn't seem to notice.• It annoys me that Kim never returns the books she borrows.• Are you doing that just to annoy me?• Brian talks to me like a child, which really annoys me.• Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy me.• The neighbor's kid walks across our lawn just to annoy us.• I find it annoying when people eat smelly foods on public transport.Origin annoy (1200-1300) Old French enuier, from Latin inodiare, from odium; → ODIOUSan·noy verb →REGISTER1ChineseSyllable
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an‧noy S3 /əˈnɔɪ/
verb [transitive]to make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about something
SYN irritate:
What annoyed him most was that he had received no apology.
It really annoys me when I see people dropping litter.
She annoyed him with her stupid questions.
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In everyday English, people also often use the phrase get on someone's nerves:
▪She got on his nerves with her stupid questions.
an‧noy S3 /əˈnɔɪ/
verb [transitive]to make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about something SYN irritate:
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In everyday English, people also often use the phrase get on someone's nerves:
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