irritate
verb- irritate somebody
to annoy somebody, especially by something you continuously do or by something that continuously happens 使烦恼(尤指不断重复的事情) Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1That man really irritates me! 那个男人真令我恼火! She was moody at times and easily irritated. 她有时候喜怒无常,很容易发火。 The noise was beginning to irritate me intensely. 噪音开始令我感到极度烦躁。 She was irritated by his continued refusal to believe her. 他一而再再而三地怀疑她,她很受不了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- really
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- irritate something
to make your skin or a part of your body painful Topics Illnessc2刺激(皮肤或身体部位) Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- really
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Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘excite, provoke’): from Latin irritat- ‘irritated’, from the verb irritare.