anger ♦︎ rage ♦︎ fury ♦︎ outrage ♦︎ indignationThese are all words for the strong feelings you have when you are angry or very angry about sth.這些詞均表示憤怒。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺下圖顯示這些詞所表達的憤怒程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to do sth in anger / rage / fury / outrage / indignation◆public / widespread anger / outrage / indignation◆to provoke anger / fury / outrage / indignation◆to arouse sb's anger / fury / indignation◆to be filled / shake / tremble / seethe with anger / rage / fury / outrage / indignation◆to express anger / rage / fury / outrage / indignation◆to vent your anger / rage / fury◆to fly into a rage / fury■anger [uncountable] the strong feeling that you have when sth has happened that you think is bad and unfair怒火;怒氣◆Jan slammed the door in anger.簡怒氣沖沖,砰的一聲把門關上了。◆I am acutely aware of the growing anger and frustration of young unemployed people.我十分清楚年輕失業者日益加劇的憤怒和沮喪。■rage [uncountable, singular] a feeling of violent anger that is difficult to control暴怒;狂怒◆She was speechless with rage.她氣憤得說不出話來。◆She stormed out of the room in a rage.她氣呼呼地沖出了房間。 see also rage ⇨ temper, enraged ⇨ furious■fury ˈfjʊri [uncountable, singular] (written) a feeling of violent anger狂怒;暴怒◆Her face was white with fury.她氣得臉色煞白。◆In a cold fury my uncle hurled his son from the room.我叔父怒氣沖沖,一把將兒子推到屋外。 see also furious ⇨ furiousNOTE辨析 Rage or fury?Both rage and fury may result in violent behaviour, but fury is usually a more controlled feeling than rage. Rage may be hot or cold, red or white. * rage和fury都可能導致暴力行爲,但通常fury比rage容易控制。rage可以用hot、cold、red或white等詞修飾◆His face was red / white with rage.他氣得滿臉通紅/臉色煞白。Fury is only cold and white. * fury只能用cold或white修飾。■outrage ˈaʊtreɪdʒ [uncountable] a strong feeling of anger and shock憤怒;憤慨◆The judge's remarks caused public outrage.裁判的話引起了公憤。◆She was filled with an overwhelming sense of moral outrage.她的心裏充滿了莫大的義憤。 see also outraged ⇨ furious, outrageous ⇨ outrageous■indignation ˌɪndɪgˈneɪʃən [uncountable] a feeling of anger and shock caused by sth that you think is unfair or unreasonable憤慨;憤怒;義憤◆Some benefits apply only to men, much to the indignation of working women.讓職業女性憤憤不平的是有些福利只給男性。◆She was full of righteous indignation(= the belief that you are right to be angry even though other people do not agree).她義憤填膺。NOTE辨析 Outrage or indignation?Both words include a feeling of surprise as well as anger, but outrage is stronger. Indignation often suggests that you feel that you have been treated unfairly; outrage may be less personal and involves a more general sense of anger.這兩個詞均表示又氣又驚,但outrage感情更強烈。indignation常指受到不公正待遇引起的憤慨,outrage較少指個人感受,較多表示公憤。anger
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➡ See also the entry for annoy另見annoy條anger ♦︎ infuriate ♦︎ antagonize ♦︎ drive sb mad/crazy ♦︎ outrage ♦︎ enrage ♦︎ rankle ♦︎ rile ♦︎ incense ♦︎ (taboo) piss sb offThese verbs all mean to make sb angry or very angry.這些動詞均表示使人發怒。SYNONYM SCALE 詞義標尺下圖顯示這些詞所表達使人發怒的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆What really angers / infuriates / enrages / riles / incenses me is...◆What pisses us off / drives us mad / crazy is...◆It infuriated / enraged / riled / incensed him that...■anger [transitive] to make sb angry使發怒;激怒◆The question clearly angered him.這個問題顯然激怒了他。◆They stayed silent but were angered by the decision.他們沒有說話,但是這個決定讓他們感到氣憤。ⓘ It is also common to say make sb angry, especially in more informal or spoken English.在較非正式或口語中,也常用make sb angry◆ (spoken) It really makes me angry the way they keep changing the rules.他們不斷改變規則,真讓我生氣。■infuriate ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt; NAmEɪnˈfjʊrieɪt [transitive] to make sb extremely angry使⋯極爲生氣;激怒◆Her silence infuriated him even more.她的沉默使他更加憤怒了。 see also infuriating ⇨ annoying■antagonizeænˈtægənaɪz (BrE alsoantagonise) [transitive] to do sth to make sb angry with you使對立;使生氣◆Not wishing to antagonize her further, he said no more.他不願惹她更生氣,便不再說話。 see also antagonism ⇨ tension■drive sb mad■drive sb crazy
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(informal) to make sb very angry or crazy把人逼得發瘋(或發狂)◆That noise is driving me mad!那噪聲快把我逼瘋了!◆He drove me crazy with his constant questions.他問個沒完,都把我逼瘋了。■outrage ˈaʊtreɪdʒ [transitive] to make sb very shocked and angry使震怒;激怒◆The killings have outraged the entire community.這些謀殺案使整個社區感到震怒。 see also outraged ⇨ furious, outrageous ⇨ outrageous■enrage ɪnˈreɪdʒ [transitive] (ratherformal, written) to make sb extremely angry徹底激怒;徹底觸怒◆The newspaper article enraged him.報上那篇文章使他異常憤怒。 see also enraged ⇨ furious■rankle [intransitive](of sth such as a remark or event) to make sb feel angry or upset for a long time(言論或事件等)讓人耿耿於懷(或怨恨不已)◆Her comments still rankled.她的評價仍然讓人耿耿於懷。◆His decision to sell the land rankled with her.他要賣地的決定讓她痛心。■rile [transitive] to annoy sb or make them angry惹惱;激怒◆Nothing ever seemed to rile him.好像從來沒有什麽事讓他煩惱。◆She regretted at once that she had let herself become riled.她發過脾氣後立刻就後悔了。■incense ɪnˈsens [transitive] to make sb extremely angry, especially for moral reasons(尤指因道德原因)使大怒,激怒◆The decision incensed the entire workforce.這個決定激怒了勞工大衆。 see also incensed ⇨ furiousNOTE辨析 Infuriate, enrage or incense?Infuriate usually emphasizes how you feel about sb else's behaviour that you think is unreasonable; enrage can suggest that it is the angry person whose behaviour is unreasonable; incense is often used when you think people are right to be angry. * infuriate通常強調被他人不合理的行爲激怒,enrage可暗指被激怒的人行爲不合理,incense常指激起義憤。■ˌpiss sb ˈoff
phrasal verb
(taboo, slang) to make sb angry or annoyed使生氣;使惱火◆Her attitude really pisses me off.她的態度真的讓我很生氣。