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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++rile /raɪl/ verb [transitive]  informalANGRY to make someone extremely angry 激怒,使非常生气 He was the calmest guy I ever knew – nothing ever riled him. 他是我认识的最冷静的人——没有什么事能让他生气。 That class gets me so riled up. 那个班级把我气死了。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
rileI knew he was trying to rile me, but I was determined to keep calm.He is therefore easily riled or mocked.They often reviled the clergy and riled the congregations of Puritans, denouncing all worship but their own as false.They have a knack for doing everything possible to rile the snakes and each other.Nothing riles these two big fellows.The policy has people riled up and ready to take action.You got me all riled up.She riles you and enjoys getting a rise out of you.Do not allow the interviewer to rile you.riled upYou got me all riled up.First, the subject, women in the military, is one I can get pretty riled up about.
Origin rile (1800-1900) roil
rile verbChinese
extremely to Corpus angry someone make


rile
rile /raɪl/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: roil
informal to make someone extremely angry:
    He was the calmest guy I ever knew – nothing ever riled him.
    That class gets me so riled up.


rileBrE /raɪl/ 🔊NAmE /raɪl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they rile BrE /raɪl/ 🔊 NAmE /raɪl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it riles BrE /raɪlz/ 🔊 NAmE /raɪlz/ 🔊past simple riled BrE /raɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /raɪld/ 🔊past participle riled BrE /raɪld/ 🔊 NAmE /raɪld/ 🔊 -ing form riling BrE /ˈraɪlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈraɪlɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb | it riles sb that… to annoy sb or make them angry 惹恼;激怒 SYN anger Nothing ever seemed to rile him. 好像从来没有什么事让他烦恼。🔊🔊be/get (all) ˌriled ˈup(informal, especially NAmE) to be or get very annoyed 十分生气;恼火