annoyance
noun /əˈnɔɪəns/
/əˈnɔɪəns/
- [uncountable] the feeling of being slightly angry
synonym irritation恼怒;生气;烦恼 - He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted.
他因受扰而难掩怒色。 - Much to our annoyance, they decided not to come after all.
他们最终决定不来,使我们很生气。 - She stamped her foot in annoyance.
她气得直跺脚。 - His behaviour caused great annoyance to his colleagues.
他的行为给他的同事带来了极大的烦恼。
Topics Feelingsc1- A flicker of annoyance crossed his face.
他的脸上掠过一丝恼怒的神情。 - She tried not to show her annoyance.
她尽力不显得恼火。 - He had a look of mild annoyance on his face.
他脸上现出有点儿恼怒的表情。 - He wore an expression of pure annoyance.
他一脸十分烦恼的表情。 - Her cheeks flushed with annoyance.
她气得脸颊通红。 - I dropped out of college, much to the annoyance of my parents.
我从大学退学使父母大为恼火。 - I felt some annoyance when he told me his plans.
他告诉我他的计划时,我觉得有些恼火。 - She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance.
她用钢笔敲着桌子,显然很生气。 - She could not hide her annoyance with him over his failure to cooperate.
她无法掩饰对他不合作的恼怒。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- intense
- obvious
- …
- flicker
- cause
- feel
- express
- …
- in annoyance
- with annoyance
- annoyance at
- …
- a look of annoyance
- to somebody’s annoyance
- much to somebody’s annoyance
- …
- He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted.
- [countable] something that makes you slightly angry
使人烦恼的事;令人生气的事物 - The delay is now shorter but still an annoyance.
延迟的时间现在变短了,但还是让人厌烦。 - petty annoyances and irritations
各种小烦恼
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- petty
- The delay is now shorter but still an annoyance.
词源late Middle English: from Old French anoiance, from anoier (verb), anoi (noun), based on Latin in odio in the phrase mihi in odio est ‘it is hateful to me’.