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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ire /aɪə $ aɪr/ noun [uncountable] written  ANGRYanger 愤怒raise/arouse/draw somebody’s ire (=make someone angry) 使某人愤怒 The proposal has drawn the ire of local residents. 那项提议激怒了当地居民。
Examples from the Corpus
ireThat, too, is raising the neighbours' ire.Such was the good doctor's ire that he insisted that S4C's subsidy should be stopped.But she also attracted the ire of advocacy groups.But the idea of such a garage has drawn the ire of park purists.In addition to facing the ire of frustrated riders, Muni has also come under fire recently from federal safety officials.She did not raise the ire of teachers.
Origin ire (1200-1300) Old French Latin ira
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ire
ire /aɪə $ aɪr/ noun [uncountable] written
 Date: 1200-1300
 Language: Old French
 Origin: Latin ira
anger
    raise/arouse/draw sb’s ire (=make someone angry)
    The proposal has drawn the ire of local residents.


ireBrE /ˈaɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaɪər/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (formal or literary) anger 愤怒 SYN wrath to arouse/raise/provoke the ire of local residents激怒当地居民(US) to draw the ire of local residents激怒当地居民