irritate

irritate
verb
  1. [with obj.]make (someone) annoyed, impatient, or angry
    使不悦；使不耐烦；激怒
    his tone irritated her.
    他的腔调激怒了她。
    [as adj. irritating]highly irritating remarks.
    极为令人不悦的评论。
    ■cause inflammation or other discomfort in (a part of the body)
    使发炎；使不适
    ■(Biology)stimulate (an organism, cell, or organ) to produce an active response
    (生)刺激（生物体、细胞或器官）；使（生物体、细胞或器官）兴奋
派生
irritatedly
adverb
irritatingly
adverb
irritative
adjective
irritator
noun
语源
  1. 16th cent. (in the sense 'excite, provoke'): from Latin irritat- 'irritated', from the verb irritare
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