To annoy someone means to make them fairly angry and impatient, or to cause them discomfort or make them unable to relax. It is similar in meaning to irritating or bothering someone.
To annoy someone means to make them fairly angry and impatient, or to cause them discomfort or make them unable to relax. It is similar in meaning to irritating or bothering someone.
;使生气;使不耐烦;使烦恼 If someone or something annoys you, it makes you fairly angry and impatient.
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Try making a note of the things which annoy you...
试着把烦心事写下来。
It annoyed me that I didn't have time to do more reading...
腾不出时间多看会儿书让我很烦。
It just annoyed me to hear him going on.
听他说个不停,真让我不堪其烦。
Oxford
annoy★/əˈnɔɪ; NAmEəˈnɔɪ/verb1★to make sb slightly angry 使恼怒;使生气SYN
irritate
annoysb ◆His constant joking was beginning to annoy her.他不停地开玩笑,已开始惹她生气。it annoys sb when…◆It really annoys me when people forget to say thank you.有人连谢谢都忘记说时我确实感到不愉快。annoysb to do sth ◆It annoys me tosee him getting ahead of me. 我看见他领先于我就心里不痛快。2★annoysb to make sb uncomfortable or unable to relax 打扰;骚扰SYN
bother
◆He swatted a fly that was annoying him.他猛力拍打一只搅得他心烦的苍蝇。annoyannoysannoyedannoyingannoy/əˈnɔɪ; NAmEəˈnɔɪ/
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annoyan‧noy /əˈnɔɪ/ ●●○S3 verb [transitive]
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to make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about somethingSYN irritate: What annoyed him most was that he had received no apology. She annoyed him with her stupid questions.it annoys somebody when/how/that It really annoys me when I see people dropping litter.RegisterIn everyday English, people also often use the phrase get on someone's nerves:· She got on his nerves with her stupid questions.
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annoy
[əˈnɔɪ]annoyed, annoying, annoys
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annoyed[4550] annoying[12221] annoys[1066]
骚扰(65%),使烦恼(20%),使恼怒(15%)
n.烦恼(等于annoyance)
vt.骚扰;惹恼;打搅
vi.惹恼;令人讨厌;打搅
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