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。