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the feeling of being slightly angry 恼怒；生气；烦恼 He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted. 他因受扰而难掩怒色。 Much to our annoyance, they decided not to come after all. 他们最终决定不来，使我们很生气。 She stamped her foot in annoyance. 她气得直跺脚。 His behaviour caused great annoyance to his colleagues. 他的行为给他的同事带来了极大的烦恼。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1A flicker of annoyance crossed his face. 他的脸上掠过一丝恼怒的神情。 She tried not to show her annoyance. 她尽力不显得恼火。 He had a look of mild annoyance on his face. 他脸上现出有点儿恼怒的表情。 He wore an expression of pure annoyance. 他一脸十分烦恼的表情。 Her cheeks flushed with annoyance. 她气得脸颊通红。 I dropped out of college, much to the annoyance of my parents. 我从大学退学使父母大为恼火。 I felt some annoyance when he told me his plans. 他告诉我他的计划时，我觉得有些恼火。 She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance. 她用钢笔敲着桌子，显然很生气。 She could not hide her annoyance with him over his failure to cooperate. 她无法掩饰对他不合作的恼怒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- intense
- obvious
- …
- flicker
- cause
- feel
- express
- …
- in annoyance
- with annoyance
- annoyance at
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- a look of annoyance
- to somebody’s annoyance
- much to somebody’s annoyance
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something that makes you slightly angry 使人烦恼的事；令人生气的事物 The delay is now shorter but still an annoyance. 延迟的时间现在变短了，但还是让人厌烦。 petty annoyances and irritations 各种小烦恼
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- petty
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French anoiance, from anoier (verb), anoi (noun), based on Latin in odio in the phrase mihi in odio est ‘it is hateful to me’.