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Irritant Noise Substance Body N Count 可数名词   [Formal 正式

英语单词 irritant
英美音标 英 ['ɪrɪtənt] 美 ['ɪrɪtənt]
中文释义 n.刺激物;刺激剂
adj.刺激的;刺激性的
英语例句 (1) It is not considered toxic, but is an irritant.
(2) The noise of traffic is a constant irritant to city dwellers.
(3) When a droplet strikes your eye, you respond by producing a copious flow of tears to try and wash the irritant away.
(4) Try not to eat spicy, irritant or greasy food, and drink more water.
中文例句 (1) 它被视为无毒,但是它是刺激物。
(2) 车辆的噪音对城市居民是永无止境的骚扰。
(3) 当这些水滴接近我们双眼时,我们的眼睛会条件反射地分泌出泪水试图洗掉这种刺激感。
(4) 少吃辛辣、刺激、肥腻的食物,多喝水。
vocabulary简明 An irritant is a substance that causes pain, itching, or discomfort. Chlorine, which is commonly used in swimming pools and hot tubs, is an irritant that dries out skin and reddens eyes.
vocabulary扩展 A physical irritant does just what it sounds like: it irritates your body in some way. For some people, any scent in hand soap or laundry detergent acts as an irritant, causing itchy rashes. A figurative irritant is someone or something that bugs you. The noise your brother makes when he slurps his cereal every morning might, for example, be an irritant. The word is related to irritate, sharing the Latin root irritare, "provoke."
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]令人生气的事;让人恼火的事 If you describe something as an irritant, you mean that it keeps annoying you.
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • He said the issue was not a major irritant.

    他说那个问题不是什么大问题。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](令身体部位发痒或疼痛的)刺激物 An irritant is a substance which causes a part of your body to itch or become sore.
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  • Many pesticides are irritants.

    很多杀虫剂都具有刺激性。

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