irritated

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ir·ri·tat·ed /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ ●●○ adjective  1  MIHURT/CAUSE PAINfeeling annoyed and impatient about something 恼火的；急躁的irritated about/at/with/by John was getting irritated by all her questions. 约翰对她提的那些问题越来越恼火了。► see thesaurus at angry2  ANNOYpainful and sore 疼痛的；发炎的 Her throat and eyes were irritated. 她的喉咙和眼睛发炎疼痛。

Examples from the Corpus

irritated• Her skin looked really irritated.• For a moment Bill is irritated.• The teacher was clearly irritated at having his class interrupted.• But sometimes the sciatic nerve can become irritated by a lack of blood supply.• Mr Venables was overseeing the bran-bin, frowning Like an irritated camel.• Margot gets irritated if people leave dirty dishes in the sink.• There are expectant miaows when tin-opener noises are detected and irritated miaows when some fixed routine has been disregarded.• Teachers get irritated, of course they do, their elaborate and expensive training courses not withstanding.• Paul's was irritated with the children because he was tired.irritated about/at/with/by• However, in recent years Conservative ministers have been irritated by a steady trickle of government defeats in the Upper House.• You won't be irritated by a steering wheel which writhes slightly between your hands as you accelerate.• Dorset gentry were irritated at Dorchester folk's disregard of their social superiors; national politics brought disaster.• Phoebe was now wide awake again and irritated with herself.• Now he was irritated with himself for making such a stupid comment.• Manet was irritated with his friends Monet and Degas when they decided to exhibit elsewhere than the official Salon.• The man was too irritated at Lois right now.• I think she is a little irritated at needing to be worried.• More and more, I had become irritated by the friendly presence of the old people at the table.

ir·ri·tat·ed adjectiveChineseSyllable  

Corpus something annoyed impatient about and feeling

irritated
ir‧ri‧tat‧ed /ˈɪrəteɪtəd, ˈɪrɪteɪtəd/ adjective
1. feeling annoyed and impatient about something
    irritated about/at/with/by
    John was getting irritated by all her questions.
2. painful and sore:
    Her throat and eyes were irritated.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ angry feeling strong emotions because you think someone has behaved badly, or because a situation seems bad or unfair: He gets really angry if people keep him waiting. | a crowd of angry protesters
   ▪ mad [not before noun] informal angry: Dad was mad at me for damaging the car.
   ▪ cross [not before noun] spoken rather angry – used when speaking to people you know well: She was cross with me for being late.
   ▪ annoyed [not before noun] a little angry: I was annoyed no one had told me the class was cancelled.
   ▪ irritated annoyed and impatient, especially by something that keeps happening or something someone keeps saying: I was irritated by their stupid questions. | an irritated voice
   ▪ bad-tempered becoming annoyed or angry easily: a bad-tempered old man | He’s always bad-tempered when he doesn’t get what he wants.
   ▪ in a bad/foul mood feeling a little angry for a period of time, often for no particular reason: I woke up in a bad mood. | She’s been in a foul mood all morning.
   ▪ in a huff /hʌf/ in an angry mood for a short time, especially because someone has just said something to offend or annoy you: He walked off in a huff when they refused to let him join in their game.
   ▪ somebody has got up on the wrong side of the bed informal used when you think someone has been in an angry mood all day, for no particular reason – often used humorously: I don’t know what’s wrong – she must have got up on the wrong side of the bed today.

🔑 ir·ri·tatedBrE /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪd/ 🔊 adjective~ (at/by/with sth) annoyed or angry 烦恼；恼怒◆She was getting more and more irritated at his comments. 她对他的评论越来越感到恼火。🔊🔊