getting annoyed easily; showing your anger synonym bad-tempered易怒的;暴躁的 to be tired and irritable 劳累烦躁 She waved him away with an irritable gesture. 她气恼地挥手赶走了他。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1Don't let yourself become irritable with the patient. 不要让自己对病人变得易怒。 Having the children at home made him irritable. 孩子们在家让他变得易怒。 He got quite irritable with us. 他对我们很生气。 He sounded rather irritable on the phone. 他在电话里听起来相当烦躁。 She was feeling extremely irritable that morning. 那天早上她感到非常烦躁。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIrritable is used with these nouns:- bladder
- bowel
- mood
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Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin irritabilis, from the verb irritare.