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annoying

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++an·noy·ing /əˈnɔɪ-ɪŋ/ ●●● S2 adjective  ANNOYmaking you feel slightly angry 讨厌的,令人气恼的 SYN irritating an annoying habit of interrupting 打断他人讲话的讨厌习惯 The annoying thing is he’s usually right. 令人气恼的是,他通常都是对的。 It’s annoying that we didn’t know about this before. 令人恼火的是,我们以前并不知道这事。annoyingly adverb
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annoyingComputerized telephone sales calls are really annoying.Just as I stepped into the shower the phone rang. It was so annoying.His veto on our drinking after the meal was annoying.I knew she doesn't like his music so I thought she was just trying to be annoying.His most annoying habit is that he's always on show.Corey is the most annoying little kid I've ever met.Jason is one of the most annoying people I have ever met.This can be annoying sometimes because jobs that would only take a little while can often take a lot longer.It's very annoying to be faced every week with magazines introducing new slimming diets.It is always so annoying when one has made a particular effort to check a point and something still goes wrong.
an·noy·ing adjectiveChineseSyllable
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annoying
annoying /əˈnɔɪ-ɪŋ/ adjective
making you feel slightly angry
   SYN  irritating:
    an annoying habit of interrupting
    The annoying thing is he’s usually right.
    It’s annoying that we didn’t know about this before.
—annoyingly adverb


🔑 annoy·ingBrE /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /əˈnɔɪɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectivemaking sb feel slightly angry 使恼怒的;使生气的;使烦恼的 SYN irritating This interruption is very annoying. 这样打岔令人讨厌。🔊🔊Her most annoying habit was eating with her mouth open. 她最让人讨厌的习惯就是张着嘴吃东西。🔊🔊 an·noy·ing·ly BrE /əˈnɔɪɪŋli/ 🔊NAmE /əˈnɔɪɪŋli/ 🔊 adverb