2009年成人高考专升本英语同义词辨析二十七
His explanation irritated us all.
annoy bother irritate
都含有"使恼怒"或 "使烦恼"的意思。
annoy 指由于干扰、不顺利或受不了某种外界情况等而"使烦恼、懊恼",如:
I was annoyed by his bad manners.
他的无礼使我恼怒。
bother 指不停地"扰乱"、"麻烦", 使人不能安宁, 而产生烦恼的心理。 如:
Pardon me for bothering you with such a small matter.
请原谅我为这点小事麻烦你。
irritate 表示"恼怒"、"不耐烦"的意思, 比 annoy 更为强烈, 着重指一种暂时或短期的"恼怒", 如:
His explanation irritated us all.
他的解释使我们都恼火了。