provoke
anger
annoy
badger
bother
disturb
hound
irritate
pester【导航词义:使生气,烦扰】
provoke v. 激怒,使恼火
〔辨析〕尤指故意激怒某人,含有挑衅之意。
〔例证〕
He would not have scolded you if he hadn't been provoked.
如果不是被惹恼了,他是不会责骂你的。
Paul insisted that he was provoked into fighting.
保罗坚持说他是因为被激怒才打架的。
anger v. 使生气,激怒
〔辨析〕指激怒某人,其程度通常高于 annoy。
〔例证〕
What angered her most was his total lack of apology.
最让她生气的是他居然一句道歉的话都没有。
The teacher was angered by his lies.
老师对他的谎话感到愤怒。
annoy v. 使烦恼,使生气
〔辨析〕普通用词,程度较轻,强调不断地烦扰,尤指以重复性的行为让人心烦或恼火。
〔例证〕
We were annoyed by mosquitoes.
蚊子真让我们恼火。
His words annoyed me.
他的话惹恼了我。
She was annoyed by his repeated questions.
他翻来覆去的发问让她非常生气。
badger v. 纠缠,烦扰
〔辨析〕强调没完没了的发问、噪音等惹人生气。
〔例证〕
Don't badger me with your silly questions.
请不要问些傻问题来烦我。
I was badgered with sirens.
汽笛声让我心烦意乱。
bother v. 打扰,打搅
〔辨析〕主要侧重于动作、客观事物对人的搅扰,而不强调人的心理及思维方面。
〔例证〕
She is very busy; please don't bother her.
她很忙,请不要打扰她。
I'm sorry to bother you, can you tell me the way to the station?
对不起打扰你一下,到火车站怎么走?
disturb v. 妨碍,干扰,打扰
〔辨析〕常指打断他人的睡眠、工作等,语气较强。
〔例证〕
The noise outside disturbed my sleep.
外面的嘈杂声让我睡不好觉。
Do not disturb.
请勿打扰。
hound v. 烦扰,骚扰
〔辨析〕尤指为获得某种东西(如信息、隐情等)而不停地追着骚扰某人。
〔例证〕
The reporters wouldn't stop hounding him.
记者们不停地烦扰他。
irritate v. 激怒,使烦躁
〔辨析〕指因重复或长时间做某事而使人不快。
〔例证〕
It really irritates me when he gets up at noon at weekends.
他周末总是中午才起床,真让我恼火。
pester v. 不断烦扰,纠缠
〔辨析〕尤指不断地要求某人做某事,强调纠缠至其难以忍受的地步。
〔例证〕
Journalists pestered him for information.
记者缠着他打听消息。
He was pestered with complaints from his wife.
妻子没完没了的抱怨真让他烦恼不已。
rage
anger
annoyance
fury
outrage
wrath【导航词义:愤怒】
rage n. 狂怒,大怒
〔辨析〕指强烈的、难以控制的怒气。
〔例证〕
He trembled with rage on hearing the news.
他听到这个消息时气得浑身发抖。
Don't answer back when she is in a rage.
她发火的时候不要顶嘴。
anger n. 愤怒,气愤
〔辨析〕最普通用词,多指因受到不公平或不友善的对待、顶撞等而引起的愤怒,常后接介词 at。
〔例证〕
He shook with anger.
他气得发抖。
She felt great anger about it.
她对此事大为光火。
She struggled to control her anger at the waiter's arrogance.
对于服务生的傲慢,她拼命压住怒火。
annoyance n. 气恼,烦恼
〔辨析〕指较轻微的怒气。
〔例证〕
A look of annoyance crossed her face when she knew that her boyfriend couldn't come back before Christmas Eve.
得知男朋友平安夜前无法赶回来,她的脸上掠过一丝恼怒的神情。
To their annoyance, she was late again.
让他们气恼的是,她又迟到了。
fury n. 〈书〉暴怒,狂怒
〔辨析〕指极端愤怒,如大发雷霆、暴跳如雷,常伴有粗暴行为。
〔例证〕
Old Green flew into a fury.
老格林勃然大怒。
In her fury she tore the letter to pieces.
她盛怒之下把信撕得粉碎。
Negotiation details were leaked to the press, much to the manager's fury.
谈判细节被泄露给了媒体,令经理大为光火。
outrage n. 震怒,愤慨
〔辨析〕指强烈的愤怒和震惊,常后接介词 at/over。
〔例证〕
The pollution event generated public outrage.
这起污染事件激起了公众的愤怒。
The company turned a blind eye to the local residents' outrage at its plan to develop the coastline.
该公司无视当地居民对其沿海地区开发计划的愤慨。
wrath n. 〈正式〉狂怒
〔辨析〕指极为恼怒,含欲施加惩罚或报复之意。
〔例证〕
His wrath knew no bounds.
他怒不可遏。
She was afraid of provoking her mother's wrath.
她害怕惹母亲大发雷霆。