irritable
adjective /ˈɪrɪtəbl/
/ˈɪrɪtəbl/
- getting annoyed easily; showing your anger
synonym bad-tempered易怒的;暴躁的 - to be tired and irritable
劳累烦躁 - She waved him away with an irritable gesture.
她气恼地挥手赶走了他。
Topics Personal qualitiesc1- Don't let yourself become irritable with the patient.
不要让自己对病人变得易怒。 - Having the children at home made him irritable.
孩子们在家让他变得易怒。 - He got quite irritable with us.
他对我们很生气。 - He sounded rather irritable on the phone.
他在电话里听起来相当烦躁。 - She was feeling extremely irritable that morning.
那天早上她感到非常烦躁。
Collocations DictionaryIrritable is used with these nouns:- bladder
- bowel
- mood
- …
词源mid 17th cent.: from Latin irritabilis, from the verb irritare. - to be tired and irritable