irritate
- v. 使恼怒
- v. 使发炎
- Definition
- v. to make someone annoyed or angry
- v. to cause a part of the body to become sore
- Example
- Loud noises tend to irritate my little brother easily.
- 大声的噪音很容易让我弟弟感到心烦。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to make someone angry or upset (verb).
比较义项：使人烦恼、恼怒（动词）。
- bother
The mildest of the four; often about causing inconvenience or interrupting someone's peace, common in polite apologies and casual requests.
四词中语气最轻，常表示打扰对方或造成不便，常用于礼貌的道歉和随意的请求中。
Sorry to bother you, but could you pass me the salt?
抱歉打扰你了，能把盐递给我吗？
- annoy
The most general, neutral word for making someone mildly angry; used for almost any irritating behavior, in both speech and writing.
四词中最通用、语气中性，用来表示让人有点生气，几乎适用于任何令人烦躁的行为，口语和书面语都常用。
It really annoys me when people talk during the movie.
电影放映时有人说话，真的让我很恼火。
- irritate 本词
Similar strength to annoy, but usually suggests a persistent or repeated cause that gradually wears on someone's patience or nerves.
语气强度与 annoy 相近，但通常暗示原因持续或反复出现，逐渐消磨对方的耐心，使人心烦意乱。
The constant dripping of the tap kept irritating him all night.
水龙头不停滴水，让他整晚都感到心烦。
- nettle
A stronger but far less common word, usually for a sharp remark or criticism that stings someone's pride; often used in the passive voice.
语气更强但远不如前三个词常用，通常指尖锐的话语或批评刺痛了对方的自尊，常用被动语态。
Her sharp comment about his driving clearly nettled him.
她对他开车方式的尖锐评论明显刺痛了他。
All four mean to upset or anger someone. Bother is mildest, about inconvenience. Annoy is most general. Irritate implies a repeated cause. Nettle is stronger but rare, hurting someone's pride. Bother as 'take trouble', irritate as 'irritate skin', nettle as a plant are not compared.
这四个词都表示让人心烦或生气，但语气强弱和使用场合不同：bother 语气最轻，常表示打扰对方或造成不便；annoy 和 irritate 语气相近，annoy 更通用，irritate 常强调原因持续反复；nettle 语气较强但用得较少，多指言语刺痛了对方的自尊，书面语气更浓。这里不比较 bother 表示“费心，麻烦（做某事）”的用法，也不比较 irritate 表示“刺激皮肤”的用法，以及 nettle 作名词“荨麻”的用法。