irk

英 [ɜːk]

美 [ɜːrk]

v.  使烦恼; 激怒

过去式：irked　过去分词：irked　第三人称单数：irks　现在分词：irking　

GRETEM8

BNC.22719 / COCA.17751

牛津词典

verb

• 使烦恼；激怒
  to annoy or irritate sb
  1. Her flippant tone irked him.
     她轻佻的语调使他很生气。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使恼怒;使厌烦;使烦恼
  If somethingirksyou, it irritates or annoys you.
  1. The rehearsal process also irked him increasingly...
     排练过程也让他越来越厌烦。
  2. She was irked by their behavior...
     他们的行为让她很恼火。
  3. I must admit it irks me to see this guy get all this free publicity...
     我必须承认，看到这个家伙不费一分一毛就这样大出风头，我心里就来气。
  4. It irks them that some people have more of a chance than others for their voices to be heard.
     一些人会比其他人有更多的机会表达自己的意见,这让他们感到愤愤不平。

英英释义

verb

• irritate or vex
  1. It galls me that we lost the suit
  Synonym:gall

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