[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]易怒的;急躁的 If you are irritable, you are easily annoyed. →see usage note at:
angry
He had been waiting for over an hour and was beginning to feel irritable.
他已经等了一个多小时,开始变得急躁了。
irritably
'Why are you whispering?' he asked irritably...
“你为什么窃窃私语?”他生气地问。
The judge shook his head irritably and Juicks hushed.
法官生气地摇摇头,朱克斯安静下来。
irritability
Patients usually suffer from increased irritability.
病人通常变得越来越烦躁易怒。
Oxford
ir·rit·able/ˈɪrɪtəbl; NAmEˈɪrɪtəbl/adjectivegetting annoyed easily; showing your anger 易怒的;暴躁的SYN
bad-tempered
◆to be tired and irritable劳累烦躁◆an irritable gesture急躁的姿势▶ir·rit·abil·ity/ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti; NAmEˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti/noun[uncountable ]ir·rit·ably/ˈɪrɪtəbli; NAmEˈɪrɪtəbli/adverbir·rit·able/ˈɪrɪtəbl; NAmEˈɪrɪtəbl/ir·rit·abil·ity/ˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti; NAmEˌɪrɪtəˈbɪləti/ir·rit·ably/ˈɪrɪtəbli; NAmEˈɪrɪtəbli/
LDC
irritableir‧ri‧ta‧ble /ˈɪrətəbəl/ adjective
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getting annoyed quickly or easilySYN crabby, bad-tempered: Jo was tired, irritable, and depressed.—irritably adverb—irritability /ˌɪrətəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable]
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