irritable
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ir·ri·ta·ble /ˈɪrətəbəl/ adjective BAD-TEMPEREDgetting annoyed quickly or easily 易怒的 SYN crabby, bad-tempered Jo was tired, irritable, and depressed. 乔疲惫暴躁，而且情绪低落。 —irritably adverb —irritability /ˌɪrətəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
irritable• Since Steve quit smoking, he's been really irritable.• Zoe hadn't had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable.• It made him angry and irritable.• In his cabin Stubb wonders what makes the Captain so irritable and restless.• She had always been irritable, even in sanity, when she could look after herself.• You're turning into an irritable old man.• Poor boy, she thought, away from his loving home and now dumped with an irritable old man.ir·ri·ta·ble adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus or easily quickly getting annoyed
irritable
ir‧ri‧ta‧ble /ˈɪrətəbəl, ˈɪrɪtəbəl/
adjective
getting annoyed quickly or easily
SYN crabby, bad-tempered:
Jo was tired, irritable, and depressed.
—irritably adverb
—irritability /ˌɪrətəˈbɪləti, ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
▪ bad-tempered becoming easily annoyed and talking in an angry unfriendly way to people: Her husband was a disagreeable, bad-tempered man. | I was wondering why she had been so bad-tempered recently.
▪moody often becoming annoyed or unhappy, especially when there seems to be no good reason: a moody teenager | Myra can be a bit moody sometimes.
▪irritable easily annoyed about small things, especially because you are tired, upset, or worried: I hadn’t had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable. | Since Steve quit smoking, he’s been really irritable. | You’re turning into an irritable old man.
▪grumpy/grouchy easily annoyed and often complaining about things - used especially when talking about people you know well. These words sound much gentler and less critical than bad-tempered: There’s no need to be so grumpy! | He woke up in a grouchy mood.
▪be in a bad mood to be feeling annoyed or unhappy, so that you do not speak in a normal friendly way to people - used especially when this only lasts for a fairly short period of time and is not part of someone’s usual character: Leave him alone – he’s in a bad mood today. | By the time I got home at 9 o'clock, I was in a really bad mood.
▪have/have got a short fuse informal to be likely to become angry very suddenly, especially in an unreasonable way: Be careful what you say to the Colonel - he’s got a very short fuse.
▪cantankerous written bad-tempered and complaining or quarrelling a lot – used especially about old people: The hotel owner was a cantankerous old man. | In later years, she became quite cantankerous.
ir‧ri‧ta‧ble /ˈɪrətəbəl, ˈɪrɪtəbəl/
adjectivegetting annoyed quickly or easily
SYN crabby, bad-tempered:
—irritably adverb
—irritability /ˌɪrətəˈbɪləti, ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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