| 单词 | angry |
| 释义 | angry adjectiveverbs | adverb | preposition | phrases verbs➤appear, be, feel, look, seem, sound显得愤怒；生气；感到生气；看上去生气；好像生气；听起来生气▸➤become, get, grow, turn (especially name) 生气起来；发起火来▸➤remain, stay一直生气◆she couldn't stay angry with him for long.她没办法长时间生他的气。➤get sb, make sb让某人生气；使某人生气◆that man makes me angry every time i see him.一看到那个男人就让我生气。adverb➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.极其／相当／非常生气▸➤bitterly, furiously, incredibly, terribly极为恼火；暴怒；非常生气▸➤a little, slightly, etc.有点儿／略有些生气▸➤increasingly越来越生气▸➤suddenly突然发火➤clearly, visibly显然很生气；看得出很生气➤understandably可理解地生气◆they are understandably angry that some workers will be fired.有些工人将被解雇，他们对此事的气愤是可以理解的。preposition➤about因⋯而生气◆local people are very angry about the plans to close another hospital.当地群众对又关闭一家医院的计划感到很愤怒。➤at因⋯而愤怒◆the members of the group are frustrated and angry at their lack of power.该团体的成员为自己没什么权力而感到沮丧和愤怒。➤with生⋯的气◆i got terribly angry with him.我对他非常恼火。phrases➤have every reason to be angry, have every right to be angry, have a right to be angry完全有理由生气；完全有权利生气；有权利生气◆she had every right to be angry about the damage to the house.房子遭受损坏，她完全有权利生气。➤have no reason to be angry, have no right to be angry没有理由／没有权利生气 angry adjective ➡ see also the entries for annoyed and furious另见 annoyed 条和 furious 条angry ♦︎ mad ♦︎ indignant ♦︎ cross ♦︎ irate ♦︎ (taboo) pissed offthese words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.这些词均表示生气的、发怒的。synonym scale 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达生气的程度cross ○ angry ○ mad ○ indignant ○ pissed off ○ iratepatterns and collocations 句型和搭配◆angry / mad / indignant / cross / pissed off about / at sth◆angry / indignant over sth◆angry / cross / pissed off with sb for sth◆to be angry / mad / indignant / cross / pissed off that...◆to get angry / mad / cross / pissed off◆to make sb angry / mad / cross■ angry feeling or showing anger生气的；发怒的◆please don't be angry with me.请不要生我的气。◆i was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.我很气自己竟然犯了这样愚蠢的错误。◆thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.广场上聚满了数千名愤怒的示威者。◆an angry voice / letter / response愤怒的声音；言辞愤怒的信；愤怒的回应▸ angrily adverb◆some senators reacted angrily to the president's remarks.一些参议员对总统的言论感到愤怒，反应强烈。◆he swore angrily.他破口大骂。■ mad [not before noun] (especially name, informal) angry生气；愤怒◆he got mad and walked out.他大动肝火，愤然离去。◆she's mad at me for being late.我迟到了，她很生气。◆that noise is driving me mad.那噪音真让我受不了。ⓘ mad is the usual word for 'angry' in informal american english. when used in british english, especially in the phrase go mad, it can mean 'very angry'.在非正式美式英语中，mad 是表示愤怒或生气（angry）的常用词。在英式英语中，尤其在短语 go mad 中，mad 表示非常生气◆dad'll go mad when he sees what you've done.老爸要是知道了你干的好事，一定得气疯了。'go mad' can also mean 'go crazy' or 'get very excited'. * go mad 也指发疯或亢奋。 ➡ see also mad → mad , maddening → annoying ■ indignant /ɪndɪgnənt/ feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or sb else has been treated unfairly（因不公正对待）愤怒的，愤慨的◆an indignant look / letter愤懑的神情；愤激的信◆she was very indignant at the way she had been treated.她对自己受到的待遇大为光火。▸ indignantly adverb◆'i'm certainly not asking him!' she retorted indignantly.“我当然不是在问他！”她愤然反驳说。■ cross (especially bre, rather informal) quite angry or annoyed十分生气的；恼怒的◆if you don't do as you're told i shall get very cross.如果你不按照我说的去做，我会很生气。ⓘ cross is often used by or to children. * cross 常为儿童用语或与小孩交谈时使用。▸ crossly adverb◆'well what did you expect?' she said crossly.“那你想怎么着？”她生气地说。note 辨析 angry or cross?a cross man is always cross because it is part of his character. an angry man may be always angry or may just be angry on a particular occasion. * cross 作定语修饰人时，指此人性格易怒。angry 作定语修饰人时，可指此人经常生气，也可指在某时生气。■ irate /aɪreɪt/ very angry极其愤怒的；暴怒的◆irate customers / callers愤怒的顾客／打电话的人◆an irate letter / phone call言辞激愤的信；怒气冲冲的电话ⓘ irate is not usually followed by a preposition. * irate 通常不后接介词 ◆she was irate with me/about it. ■ pissed off --> (name also pissed) (taboo, slang) angry, bored or unhappy, especially with a situation that has continued for too long（尤指对一长时间持续的状况）生气的，厌烦的◆i'm pissed off with the way they've treated me.我讨厌他们那样对待我。◆a very pissed off taxi driver怒气冲冲的出租车司机 angryfeeling or showing anger生气的；发怒的◆please don't be angry with me.请不要生我的气。◆i was very angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.我很气自己竟然犯了这样愚蠢的错误。◆thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.广场上聚满了数千名愤怒的示威者。◆an angry voice / letter / response愤怒的声音；言辞愤怒的信；愤怒的回应▸ angrily adverb◆some senators reacted angrily to the president's remarks.一些参议员对总统的言论感到愤怒，反应强烈。◆he swore angrily.他破口大骂。angry/ˈæŋgri ||; ˈæŋgrɪ/adj (angrier;angriest)angry (with sb) (at/about sth) feeling or showing anger 生气的；愤怒的；发怒的: ◇calm down, there's no need to get angry. 冷静点，不用生气。◇my parents will be angry with me if i get home late. 如果我晚回家，我父母亲会生气。◇he's always getting angry about something. 他总是为一些事生气。 ➔angrily advangry1 feeling angry2 feeling extremely angry3 angry for a short time4 angry because something is unfair or wrong5 words for describing an angry meeting, argument etc6 to get angry7 to make someone angry8 to deliberately make someone angry9 making you angry10 to behave in a very angry way11 often behaving in an angry, unfriendly way12 unfriendly and quiet because you are angry13 easily annoyed14 angry feelings15 to try to make someone less angryrelated wordsoppositecalm,to talk to someone in an angry way 生气地和某人说话 shout,, tell sb offsee alsodisappointed,fed up,upset,violent,insult,offend,revenge,hate,1. feeling angry 感到生气的 angry /ˈæŋgri/ [adjective] my dad gets really angry if anyone keeps him waiting. 如果有人让我爸爸等，他就会很生气。 stone's new book is sure to make a lot of women angry. 斯通的新书必定会激怒许多妇女。 hundreds of angry students gathered to protest the tuition increase. 几百名愤怒的学生聚集起来抗议学费上涨。 after the programme, the tv station received hundreds of angry phone calls. 节目播出之后，电视台收到许多愤怒的观众打来的电话。angry with sue's still very angry with me for forgetting our anniversary. 我忘记了我们的结婚纪念日，休还很生我的气。angry about my folks were really angry about my grades. 我爸妈对我的成绩非常生气。angry that mary's angry that we didn't save her any pizza. 玛丽生气了，说我们一块比萨饼也不留给她。 local people are angry that they weren't told about plans to expand the airport. 当地居民非常生气，因为没有人告诉过他们关于扩建机场的计划。 angrily [adverb] robert slammed the door angrily on his way out. 罗伯特愤然摔门而去。 ‘shut your mouth!’ exclaimed tom angrily. “闭上你的嘴！”汤姆生气地大叫道。 mad /mæd/ [adjective not before noun] especially american angry 【尤美】生气的，气愤的 ernie was mad because we woke him up. 厄尼很生气，因为我们把他弄醒了。 don't get mad. it was an accident. 别生气了，那是个意外。 sheila's mad at me because i forgot to feed the cats yesterday. 我昨天忘了喂猫，希拉很生我的气。 sally was mad at the children for making so much noise. 萨莉对孩子们那么吵闹非常生气。mad about don seems really mad about something. 唐好像对什么事非常生气。 annoyed /əˈnɔɪd/ [adjective not before noun] a little angry 略感气恼的，恼火的 sandra was very annoyed that i was late. 我迟到了，桑德拉非常生气。 mike gets annoyed if anyone goes in his room when he's out. 如果有人在迈克不在的时候进他的房间，他就会不高兴。 professor johnson was annoyed when i told her my paper was going to be late. 我对约翰逊教授说我的论文要迟交，她有点不高兴。annoyed with/at meg was annoyed with me because i forgot to stop and buy bread on my way home. 梅格生我的气，因为我回家时忘了去买面包。annoyed by/about everyone is annoyed by the constant noise of the construction project. 建筑工程的吵声不断，大家都感到不耐烦。 annoyance [uncountable noun] formal uncle ted didn't come to the dinner party, much to my mother's annoyance it made her very annoyed. 特德叔叔没来参加晚宴，我母亲因而感到很不高兴。in/with annoyance randle looked in annoyance at the flight attendant. he looked at her with an annoyed expression 兰德尔懊恼地望着乘务员。 irritated /ˈɪrɪteɪtəd, ˈɪrəteɪtəd/ [adjective not before noun] a little angry and impatient about something, especially an annoying situation that you think has continued for too long 微怒的，不悦的；急躁的［尤因讨厌的事情持续太久］ irritated with/by paul was irritated with the children because he was tired. 保罗对孩子们有点不耐烦，因为他很累。irritated at the teacher was clearly irritated at having his class interrupted. 上课被打断，老师显然不高兴。 margot gets irritated if people leave dirty dishes in the sink. 如果有人把脏盘子丢在水槽里不洗，玛戈特就会生气。 cross /krɒsǁkrɔːs/ [adjective] british a word used especially by children or to children meaning a little angry 【英】恼火的，不快的［尤作儿语］ mum will be cross when she finds out about the broken vase. 妈妈知道花瓶打破了会生气的。cross with i'm sorry i was cross with you. 对不起，我向你发火了。 crossly [adverb] ‘just leave me alone,’ said lucy crossly. “别管我。”露茜生气地说道。 be in a temper /biː ɪn ə ˈtempəʳ/ [verb phrase] british to be very angry for a short time, especially when other people think you have no real reason to be 【英】［短时间地］闹情绪，发脾气［尤指他人认为是无理的］ jeff was in a temper this morning, so i left the house as early as possible. 杰夫今早心情不好，所以我尽早离开了家。be in a bad/foul temper donna's been in a foul temper all day. 唐娜一整天都大发脾气。 pissed off also pissed american /ˌpɪst ˈɒf, pɪst/ [adjective phrase not before noun] informal an impolite expression meaning angry, especially about something that someone has done 【非正式】［尤指对某人所做的事］生气的，发怒的［不礼貌的说法］ i don't know why you're so pissed off -- i told you i might be late. 我不知道你为什么发这么大的火——我跟你说过我可能会迟到的。 darren got really pissed when i told him that. 我把那事告诉达伦之后，他实在很生气。pissed off with wendy's pissed off with me for not returning her call. 我没有回温迪的电话，她很生我的气。pissed off about i'm really pissed off about the schedule changes - it messes everything up. 计划有变，我实在很恼火—它把一切都打乱了。pissed off at american why are you pissed at him? 你为什么事生他的气？ frustrated /frʌˈstreɪtɪd, frʌˈstreɪtədǁˈfrʌstreɪtə̇d/ [adjective] a little angry and impatient because of an unpleasant or difficult situation that you feel unable to change or control ［因无法改变或控制不愉快或困难的情形而］恼火的；泄气的 stacy got so frustrated that she stood up and walked out of the room. 斯泰西非常恼火，站起来就走出房间。 frustrated parents were calling the school to complain. 恼火的家长打电话到学校投诉。frustrated with my boss is frustrated with me for coming in late. 老板对我上班迟到很恼火。 hacked off british /ticked off american /ˌhækt ˈɒf, ˌtɪkt ˈɒf/ [adjective phrase not before noun] a little angry about something that annoys you, especially something that happens a lot 不高兴的，生气的［尤因让你不高兴的事经常发生］ mick was hacked off when he saw his girlfriend dancing with another guy. 米克看到女朋友和别的家伙在跳舞，感到很不高兴。hacked off with lee's ticked off with me for not inviting him to the party. 李因为我没邀请他参加聚会，对我很生气。2. feeling extremely angry 感到极为生气的 furious /ˈfjʊəriəs/ [adjective] don't tell jan i read her letter -- she'll be furious. 别告诉简我看过她的信了—她会气疯的。 i've never been so furious in all my life. 我一辈子都没生过这么大的气。 a furious clerk chased the children out of the store. 一位店员气急败坏地追着把孩子们赶出了商店。furious with gina was furious with him for leaving the baby alone in the house. 他把宝宝独自留在家里，吉娜对他大发雷霆。furious at/about walter came home furious at something his boss had said. 因为老板说了些什么话，沃尔特回到家里气坏了。 furiously [adverb] ‘stop it!’ jesse shouted furiously. “住手！”杰茜怒喝道。 livid /ˈlɪvɪd, ˈlɪvəd/ [adjective not before noun] so angry that it is difficult for you to think clearly or speak properly 气昏了的，暴怒的 ‘was she angry when you arrived so late?’ ‘she was livid!’ “你到得那么晚她有没有生气？”“她气昏了！” i know i shouldn't have spoken to suzanne like that, but i was absolutely livid. 我知道不该这样和苏珊娜说话，但我当时已经气糊涂了。 seething /ˈsiːðɪŋ/ [adjective not before noun] especially written extremely angry, but unable or unwilling to show it 【尤书面】内心极度恼火的，怒火中烧的 bobby drove home seething after his terrible humiliation at the party. 博比在聚会上受到极大的羞辱，忿忿地开车回家了。seething with anger/rage/indignation seething with anger, polly pushed back her chair and stood up from the table. 波莉怒火中烧，一把推开椅子，从桌子旁边站了起来。 incensed /ɪnˈsenst/ [adjective] especially written extremely angry about something someone has done, and ready to react very strongly or violently 【尤书面】［对某人所做的事］极为愤怒的，勃然大怒的 colonel monroe became incensed when two of the junior officers did not treat him with respect. 门罗上校大为恼火，因为有两名下级军官对他不恭敬。incensed by/at perry was incensed by the committee's recommendations. 佩里被委员会的建议激怒了。 be on the warpath /biː ɒn ðə ˈwɔːʳpɑːθǁ-pæθ/ [verb phrase] informal to be very angry about something and to be planning to criticize and argue with the person you think has caused it 【非正式】怒气冲冲地准备吵架 after two accidents in the same week outside the school, the parents’ association is on the warpath. 一个星期里就在校外出了两起事故，家长协会大为光火。3. angry for a short time 短时间的生气 be in a bad mood /biː ɪn ə ˌbæd ˈmuːd/ [verb phrase] i had to wait two hours for the train, which really put me in a bad mood. 我等火车等了两小时，心情非常坏。 why were you in such a bad mood this morning? 今天早上你为什么心情这么不好？be in a foul mood be in a very bad mood 心情非常坏 darnell came home from work in a foul mood. 达内尔下班回到家里，心情极为不好。 be in a huff /biː ɪn ə ˈhʌf/ [verb phrase] if someone is in a huff they are feeling bad-tempered, especially because someone has just offended, upset, or annoyed them 气恼，愤怒［尤因为有人惹他们生气］ kate is in a huff right now because we wouldn't let her go to the beach with her friends. 凯特此刻在闹脾气，因为我们不让她和朋友一起去沙滩。go off/leave in a huff go away in a huff 大发脾气地离开 dad started to give the waiter a hard time and mom got up and left the table in a huff. 爸爸开始刁难服务员，妈妈一气之下起身离开了桌子。 be in one of his/her moods /biː ɪn ˌwʌn əv hɪz, ˌhɜːʳ ˈmuːdz/ [verb phrase] if someone is in one of his or her moods they are bad-tempered at the moment and you know that they often get bad-tempered for no good reason 情绪不好［表示某人经常无缘无故发脾气］ it's no use trying to reason with karen right now; she's in one of her moods. 现在和卡伦讲道理没有用，她又在闹情绪了。 when kurt was in one of his moods, he took it out on everyone around him. 库尔特心情不好的时候会迁怒于身边的每个人。 get up on the wrong side of the bed also get out of bed on the wrong side british /get ˌʌp ɒn ðə ˌrɒŋ ˌsaɪd əv ðə ˈbed, get ˌaʊt əv ˌbed ɒn ðə ˌrɒŋ ˈsaɪdǁ-ˌrɔːŋ-/ [verb phrase] spoken you say someone has got out of bed on the wrong side when you think they have been behaving in a bad-tempered way all day 【口】心情不好［指一整天都如此］ ‘what's sarah's problem?’ ‘i don't know. she must have got up on the wrong side of the bed.’ “萨拉怎么了？“我不知道，她肯定是心情不好了。4. angry because something is unfair or wrong 因某事不公平或不对而生气 indignant /ɪnˈdɪgnənt/ [adjective] formal grandfather's always writing indignant letters to the newspaper. 祖父总是愤愤不平地写信去报社。indignant at/over eric was indignant at being told he would have to wait two weeks for an appointment. 埃里克被告知一个预约要等两个星期，心里非常气愤。 indignantly [adverb] formal ‘it's not fair,’ the child shouted indignantly. “这不公平。”那孩子忿然大叫。 indignation /ˌɪndɪgˈneɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] formal i certainly understand the public's indignation over the recent tax increase. 我当然理解民众对于最近这次加税的愤怒。 be up in arms /biː ˌʌp ɪn ˈɑːʳmz/ [verb phrase] if a group of people are up in arms, they are protesting angrily about something that has been done or decided, especially by the government or some other official group ［一群人］非常愤怒，感到愤慨［尤指对政府或其他官方团体所做的事或所作出的决定］ pine valley residents are up in arms about plans to build a prison in the area. 松谷的居民愤然抗议在区内兴建一所监狱的计划。 be disgusted /biː dɪsˈgʌstə̇d/ [verb phrase] to feel very angry and disappointed because you think that someone's actions are very wrong, dishonest, or immoral ［因认为某人的行为不当、不诚实或不道德而］反感，厌恶，气愤 many voters are disgusted with the way congress spends their money. 许多选民对国会这样花钱十分反感。 i'm disgusted. how could you be so rude to our guests? 我很气愤，你怎么能对客人这么无礼呢?be disgusted at/with disgusted with the political corruption in her homeland, stepanowicz left for good in 1982. 斯捷潘诺维奇痛恨国内的政治腐败，于1982年永远地离开了她的祖国。 outraged /ˈaʊtreɪdʒd/ [adjective] extremely angry about something wrong, immoral, or unfair, especially something violent ［尤指因发生暴力事件而］震怒的，愤怒的 thousands of outraged citizens took to the streets to protest against the actions of the police. 成千上万愤怒的市民走到街上抗议警察的行为。outraged at/by the whole community has been shocked and outraged at the bombing. 整个社区都对这次爆炸事件感到震惊和愤怒。 resentful /rɪˈzentfəl/ feeling very angry and upset about something unfair that someone has done to you ［因受到不公平对待］感到愤恨的，恼恨的 resentful of robert was resentful of the fact that forbes had been given the promotion. 罗伯特因为福布斯得到提升而恼恨不已。resentful about harvey feels bitter and resentful about the way he's been treated. 哈维因为受到这样的对待，心里很难受，忿忿不平。 be sickened /biː ˈsɪkənd/ [verb phrase] to feel that a situation or someone's behaviour is terrible or wrong, and wish that you could stop it ［因某种情形或某人的行为很糟糕而］感到气愤，感到厌恶 in 1991, the world was sickened by the brutal beating of a california man at the hands of several police officers. 1991年，一名加州男子惨遭几名警察毒打，这事令举世愤慨。be sickened to hear/see/learn etc we were sickened to learn that such well-known companies were dealing with the drug kingpin. 如此知名的公司竟与那毒枭有来往，我们得知此事以后十分反感。be sickened about i am sickened about the destruction of the downtown area. 我对城区受到破坏十分气愤。5. words for describing an angry meeting, argument etc 描写会议、争论等气氛紧张的词语 angry /ˈæŋgri/ [adjective only before noun] i could hear my parents having an angry argument downstairs. 我听到父母在楼下吵得很凶。 there were more angry protests outside the republican convention friday. 星期五，共和党大会会场外面聚集了更多愤怒的抗议者。 furious /ˈfjʊəriəs/ [adjective only before noun] a furious argument, discussion, disagreement etc is one in which people express very angry feelings ［争论或讨论等］激烈的 a furious argument was taking place outside the pub. 酒馆外面有人在激烈地争吵。 the new import laws have provoked furious complaints from business groups. 新的进口法引起了各商业团体的强烈不满。 stormy /ˈstɔːʳmi/ [adjective] something such as a discussion or relationship that is stormy is one in which angry feelings are often expressed ［讨论］激烈的；［关系］多波折的 the december peace talks are likely to be stormy. 12月份的和谈很可能会出现风波。 after a long and sometimes stormy discussion, a decision was finally reached. 经过长时间的讨论，有时难免有激烈的争吵，最后终于作出了决定。 their relationship could be stormy at times. 他们之间的关系有时也不大稳定。 heated /ˈhiːtɪd, ˈhiːtəd/ heated argument/debate/discussion etc angry and excited 激烈的争论/辩论/讨论等 the gun control issue continues to be the subject of heated debate. 枪支管制问题依然是个引起激烈辩论的话题。! ed and i used to stay up all night, drinking wine and having heated arguments about politics. 过去我和埃德常常整夜不睡，喝着葡萄酒，热烈地争论着政治问题。 things got very heated as i demanded he pay me full compensation. 我要求他对我全数赔偿，这样事情就变得更糟了。 furore british /furor american /fjʊˈrɔːri, ˈfjʊərɔːʳǁˈfjʊərɔːr/ [singular noun] a situation in which a lot of angry feelings are expressed, especially about something that a lot of people care about 骚动，轰动［尤指众人关心的问题］ addison's theory caused a furore in the academic world. 艾迪生的理论在学术界引起了骚动。furore over there was a furor over a recent exhibit at the museum of contemporary art. 当代艺术博物馆最近的一次展览引起了一阵骚动。 uproar /ˈʌp-rɔːʳ/ [singular noun] a situation in which a lot of people express angry feelings, shock, or disappointment at something they think is very wrong or unfair ［人们对自己认为不对或不公正的事表现出的］骚动，骚乱；喧嚣 there was an immediate uproar when the company talked about cutting holiday time. 公司提出要减少休假时间，马上就引起了鼓噪。set off an uproar the court's decision set off an uproar among religious activists. 法院的判决在宗教积极分子当中引发了一场骚动。 feelings run high /ˌfiːlɪŋz rʌn ˈhaɪ/ if feelings run high a lot of people are feeling very angry and excited about something, especially something that affects them personally, or that they have very strong opinions about ［许多人］情绪高昂，群情激愤［尤指对影响自身的事或有强烈看法的事］ feelings always run high in games between the two teams. 这两个队比赛时总是群情激奋。 with the economy in ruins, feelings against the prime minister are running high. 经济陷于崩溃，人们对首相的不满情绪非常强烈。6. to get angry 生气 get angry also get mad american /get ˈæŋgri, get ˈmæd/ [verb phrase] mike gets very angry when he loses at tennis. 迈克输了网球就会很生气。get angry at you have no right to get mad at me. it's not my fault. 你无权向我发火，这不是我的错。 lose your temper /ˌluːz jɔːʳ ˈtempəʳ/ [verb phrase] to suddenly become angry, especially after you have been trying not to ［突然］发脾气［尤指在努力克制之后］ as the argument escalated, mason lost his temper completely. 辩论激烈起来了，梅森大发脾气。lose your temper with you should never lose your temper with the students - it'll only make things worse. 千万不要对学生发火——那只会把事情越弄越糟。 blow your top/hit the roof/go crazy/go nuts/have a fit also go mad british /ˌbləʊ jɔːʳ ˈtɒpǁ-ˈtɑːp, ˌhɪt ðə ˈruːf, gəʊ ˈkreɪzi, gəʊ ˈnʌts, ˌhæv ə ˈfɪt, gəʊ ˈmæd/ [verb phrase] informal to suddenly become very angry 【非正式】勃然大怒，大发雷霆 my father blew his top when i told him i was quitting medical school. 我告诉父亲说我要退学，不上医学院时，他大发雷霆。 ‘what happened when you told him you wrecked the car?’ ‘oh, he hit the roof.’ “你说把车撞坏了，他有什么反应？”“噢，他气炸了。” mom would go crazy if she found out you had started smoking. 妈妈要是发现你开始抽烟了，会气疯的。 i'm going to go nuts if that phone doesn't stop ringing. 电话要是还响个不停，我就要疯了。 when tommy's new bike was stolen, he had a fit. 汤米的新自行车被偷了，他大发脾气。 go ballistic/go bananas/go berserk also go ape american /gəʊ bəˈlɪstɪk, gəʊ bəˈnɑːnəz ǁ-bəˈnæ-, gəʊ bɜːʳˈsɜːʳk, gəʊ ˈeɪp/ [verb phrase] informal to suddenly become very angry 【非正式】突然发怒，暴跳如雷 if my wife ever finds out about this, she'll go berserk. 我妻子要是知道这事，会气疯的。 joe went ape when we tried to take the car keys away from him outside the bar. 我们在酒吧外面想拿走乔的汽车钥匙，他气坏了。 get stroppy /get ˈstrɒpiǁ-ˈstrɑːpi/ [verb phrase] british informal to start behaving and talking to people in an angry way, especially when other people think this is unreasonable 【英，非正式】发怒［尤指在别人看来是不可理喻的］ she's the sort of boss who gets really stroppy if things aren't done her way. 她是那种老板，别人要是不照她的意思去做，她就会发火。 mel got a bit stroppy when the maitre d' put us at a table he didn't like. 梅尔有点不高兴，因为餐厅服务员领班给我们安排了一张他不喜欢的桌子。7. to make someone angry 使某人生气 make somebody angry also make somebody mad especially american /ˌmeɪk somebody ˈæŋgri, ˌmeɪk somebody ˈmæd/ [verb phrase] sophie tried not to do anything that would make henry angry. 索菲尽量不去惹亨利生气。 it always makes me mad when people drive up behind me and start flashing their lights. 要是有人从我后面开上来一闪一闪地亮起车灯，我总是很恼火。 annoy /əˈnɔɪ/ [transitive verb] to make someone fairly angry 使气恼 the only reason she went out with charles was to annoy her parents. 她和查尔斯约会的唯一原因是为了气气父母。 jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy me. 简老是喋喋不休的，我都烦起来了。 are you doing that just to annoy me? 你这么做就是为了气气我吗？it annoys somebody that/when it annoys me that kim never returns the books she borrows. 金借书从来不还，真让我生气。i find it annoying when... i find it annoying when people eat smelly foods on public transport. 有人在公共交通工具上吃味道难闻的东西时，我觉得很讨厌。 irritate /ˈɪrɪteɪt, ˈɪrəteɪt/ [transitive verb] to keep annoying someone 激怒，使恼怒；使烦躁 that silly smile of hers always irritated me. 她的那副傻笑的模样总是让我很烦躁。 after a while, the loud ticking of the clock began to irritate me. 钟声滴滴嗒嗒的很响，我一会儿就烦起来了。 jean paul's attempts to apologize just irritated me even more. 让·保罗试图道歉，这只会使我更加生气。 piss somebody off also tick somebody off american /ˌpɪs somebody ˈɒf, ˌtɪk somebody ˈɒf/ [transitive phrasal verb] informal an impolite expression meaning to annoy someone 【非正式】烦死某人，使某人恼火［不礼貌的说法］ shut up, bernie, before you really start to piss me off. 闭嘴，伯尼，你真烦死我了。it pisses somebody off the way doesn't it piss you off the way your husband sits in front of the tv every night while you cook dinner? 这样你不气恼吗，每天晚上都是你丈夫坐着看电视，你来做晚饭？ infuriate /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪt/ [transitive verb] to make someone very angry especially by doing something that they cannot control or change 激怒，触怒［尤指做一些令对方无法控制或改变的事］ her racist attitudes infuriated her co-workers. 她的种族歧视态度激怒了她的同事。 kramer's stubborn refusal to answer any questions infuriated the officers. 克雷默固执地拒绝回答任何问题，使警察大为恼火。 anger /ˈæŋgəʳ/ [transitive verb] formal to make someone angry 【正式】使发怒，激怒 the police department's handling of the affair has angered many in the community. 警察部门对这件事的处理激怒了社区里的许多人。 the decision to again allow logging in the area angered environmentalists. 再次允许在该地区伐木的决定激怒了环保人士。 bug /bʌg/ [transitive verb] informal if something bugs you, it annoys you because it is always there or is always happening, so that you cannot stop thinking about it or noticing it 【非正式】惹恼，使厌烦［因某事一直存在或发生而使人不停地考虑或注意它］ it really bugs me when i can't remember someone's name. 我想不起某人的名字就会很生气。 you know what bugs me? getting a call from a telephone salesman right when i sit down to dinner. 你知道什么事情令我最难受？就是正要坐下来吃饭时，就有推销员打电话来。 get on somebody's nerves /ˌget ɒn somebodyˈs ˈnɜːʳvz/ [verb phrase] if someone or something gets on your nerves, they annoy you, especially by continually saying or doing something that you do not like 使某人心烦［尤指不断地说或做一些他们不喜欢的事］ the noise from the apartment upstairs was beginning to get on my nerves. 楼上房间里传来的噪音开始让我感到心烦。 i hope emma isn't going to be there - she really gets on my nerves. 我希望埃玛不会去—她实在令我心烦。 it makes me sick /ɪt ˌmeɪks miː ˈsɪk/ spoken informal use this to say that something makes you very angry, especially an unfair situation 【口，非正式】［尤指不公平的情形］令我反感［厌恶］ it makes me sick, the way they treat old people here. 他们这里这样子对待老人，真叫我反感。 be like a red rag to a bull british /be like waving a red rag in front of a bull american /biː laɪk ə red ˌræg tʊ ə ˈbʊl, biː laɪk ˌweɪvɪŋ ə red ˌræg ɪn ˌfrʌnt əv ə ˈbʊl/ [verb phrase] if something is like a red rag to a bull, it will always make a particular person angry 总会令某人愤怒 whatever you do, don't mention his ex-wife. it's like a red rag to a bull. 你干什么都可以，就是不要提他前妻，那会使他怒不可遏的。8. to deliberately make someone angry 故意惹某人生气 provoke /prəˈvəʊk/ [transitive verb] the dog wouldn't bite you for just petting her. you must have provoked her. 这狗你光逗逗它是不会咬你的，你一定是把它惹怒了。provoke somebody into (doing) something paul tried to provoke fletcher into a fight. 保罗想挑拨弗莱彻打架。 provocation /ˌprɒvəˈkeɪʃənǁˌprɑː-/ [uncountable noun] orson claims that the man attacked him without provocation. 奥森称，那个男子在没有被挑衅的情况下袭击他。 provocative /prəˈvɒkətɪvǁ-ˈvɑː-/ [adjective] likely to make people angry 挑衅的 the book's provocative statements have led to it being banned in some schools. its statements are likely to make people angry. 书中带有挑衅意味的言辞使它在一些学校里被禁。 wind somebody up /ˌwaɪnd somebody ˈʌp/ [transitive phrasal verb] especially british informal to deliberately say or do something in order to make someone angry, especially because you enjoy making them angry 【尤英，非正式】［故意说什么或做什么来］激怒某人，故意惹某人生气［尤因你喜欢这样做］ she's married again? you're winding me up! 她又结婚了？你在故意气我吧！ he only pretends to be sexist in order to wind me up. 他只是装作歧视女性的样子来气我。 antagonize /ænˈtægənaɪz/ [transitive verb] to make someone feel angry with you by doing something that they do not like 引起…敌意 the white house does not want to antagonize beijing. 白宫并不希望得罪北京。 the police department antagonizes the black community here on an almost regular basis. 警察部门几乎是定期惹恼这里的黑人社区。9. making you angry 令人生气的 annoying /əˈnɔɪ-ɪŋ/ [adjective] jason is one of the most annoying people i have ever met. 贾森是我碰到过的最烦的人之一。 just as i stepped into the shower the phone rang. it was so annoying. 我刚进淋浴间电话就响了，真烦人。 annoyingly [adverb] my boss's instructions are always annoyingly vague. 我老板的指示总是含糊得让人很恼火。 irritating /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ, ˈɪrəteɪtɪŋ/ [adjective] annoying, especially because something keeps happening that makes you a little angry ［尤因某事不断发生而］令人恼火的，烦人的 sammy has an irritating habit of leaving the refrigerator door open while he's fixing something to eat. 萨米有个恼人的习惯，弄东西吃时老是把冰箱的门开着。 it's so irritating how ellen always tries to finish people's sentences for them. 埃伦很烦人，总是要抢着接别人的话。 infuriating also maddening especially british /ɪnˈfjʊərieɪtɪŋ, ˈmædənɪŋ/ [adjective] making you very angry and impatient 使人十分生气的，令人大怒的 jill's attitude towards the people who work under her is infuriating. 吉尔对待她手下的态度令人气愤。 i can't believe she's been reading our mail. how infuriating! 我真不敢相信，她竟然偷看我们的信件，真是气人！ be a pain in the neck also be a pain in the ass/butt especially american /biː ə ˌpeɪn ɪn ðə ˈnek, biː ə ˌpeɪn ɪn ði ˈæs, ˈbʌt/ [verb phrase] informal to be very annoying. be a pain in the ass/butt are impolite expressions 【非正式】令人非常讨厌的事［be a pain in the ass/butt是不礼貌的说法］ it's such a pain in the neck to have to drive downtown every day. 每天得开车进城真烦人。 bobby's being a real pain in the butt today. i wish he'd just go home. 博比今天真烦人，我巴不得他回家算了。 stupid /ˈstjuːpɪd, ˈstjuːpədǁˈstuː-/ [adjective only before noun] informal used when you are talking about something that makes you feel very annoyed or impatient, for example because it does not work properly 【非正式】讨厌的，恼人的［用以表示气恼或不耐烦］ i have to stay late and finish this stupid report. 我得熬夜把这篇讨厌的报告赶完。 the stupid gate won't open properly. 这破门不好开。 frustrating /frʌˈstreɪtɪŋǁˈfrʌstreɪtɪŋ/ [adjective] a situation that is frustrating is annoying and makes you feel very impatient by making it impossible for you to do what you want ［处境］令人沮丧的，令人心烦的 it's so frustrating when you're in a hurry and the traffic isn't moving. 你在赶时间，可是车又堵住了开不动，那真是令人十分沮丧。 learning a new language can be a frustrating experience. 学习新的语言，过程有时是令人泄气的。10. to behave in a very angry way 表现得非常生气 have/throw a tantrum /ˌhæv, ˌθrəʊ ə ˈtæntrəm/ [verb phrase] if someone, especially a child, has or throws a tantrum, they shout angrily and cry, especially because they cannot have what they want ［尤指小孩因得不到想要的东西而］大发脾气，耍无赖 whenever it's time for bed she throws a tantrum. 每次上床的时候她总要耍脾气。 almost all two-year-olds have tantrums from time to time. 两岁的小孩几乎个个都经常会闹闹脾气。 make a scene /ˌmeɪk ə ˈsiːn/ [verb phrase] to start a loud angry argument with someone, especially in a public place and in a way that is embarrassing 大吵大闹［尤指在公众场合，令人十分尴尬］ please don't talk so loudly. you're making a scene. 请你谈话别那么大声，你这是在吵架了。 i hate it when people make a scene in public. 我讨厌有人在公共场合吵嘴。 outburst /ˈaʊtbɜːʳst/ [countable noun] a sudden expression of very strong angry feelings, especially because you cannot control your anger any longer ［愤怒等的］发作，爆发［尤指再也控制不住怒火］ i was embarrassed by my husband's outburst. 我丈夫大发脾气，我觉得很尴尬。 corbin apologized for his outburst at the meeting. 科尔宾对自己在会上动怒表示抱歉。 shake your fist /ˌʃeɪk jɔːʳ ˈfɪst/ [verb phrase] to hold up your hand with the fingers tightly closed and shake it in order to show that you are angry 挥动拳头［以示愤怒］ the old man shook his fist angrily at the nurse. 老人怒气冲冲地对着护士挥动拳头。 stamp your foot /ˌstæmp jɔːʳ ˈfʊt/ [verb phrase] to bring your foot down hard on the ground because you are angry about something ［因生气而用力］跺脚 ‘louis, get over here!’ margret demanded, stamping her foot. “路易斯，你给我过来！”玛格丽特跺着脚命令道。11. often behaving in an angry, unfriendly way 经常表现得很生气，很不友好 bad-tempered /ˌbæd ˈtempəʳd◂/ [adjective] her father was a bad-tempered man who sat alone drinking beer and watching tv most nights. 她父亲脾气暴躁，大多数晚上都是一个人坐着，喝喝啤酒，看看电视。 as aunt matilde's pain grew worse, she became too bad-tempered to see anyone. 玛蒂尔德姑妈疼痛不断地加剧，脾气也变得非常坏，谁都不肯见。 grumpy/grouchy /ˈgrʌmpi, ˈgraʊtʃi/ [adjective] angry and unfriendly, and often complaining about things 脾气坏又牢骚多的 a grumpy old man 一个满腹牢骚的老头 sandy is always grouchy in the mornings. 桑迪早上的时候总是怨言很多，脾气很不好。 disagreeable /ˌdɪsəˈgriːəbəl/ [adjective] especially british someone who is disagreeable is bad-tempered and very unfriendly and behaves in an unpleasant way towards people 【尤英】脾气坏的；不友善的 it's impossible to have a normal conversation with your father - he's always so disagreeable. 跟你父亲没法正常交谈—他总是很难相处。 the landlord is an extremely disagreeable man. have as little to do with him as possible. 房东是个特别难相处的人，尽量少和他扯上关系。 disagreeably [adverb] written joe scowled disagreeably. 乔怒目而视，显得很不友好。 moody /ˈmuːdi/ [adjective] often becoming annoyed or unhappy, especially when there seems to be no good reason to 易怒的；闷闷不乐的［尤指似乎无缘无故地］ tammy's been moody and emotional all day. 塔米最近整天闷闷不乐，情绪低落。 a moody teenager 一个快快不乐的少年 uptight /ˈʌptaɪt, ʌpˈtaɪt/ [adjective] behaving in a bad-tempered way towards other people, especially because you are always nervous or worried about something ［尤因紧张或担心而］脾气不好的，紧张不安的 i wish you would stop being so uptight. 我希望你别这么紧张。uptight about my parents have always been uptight about me dating boys. 我和男孩子约会，父母总是很紧张不安的。 cantankerous /kænˈtæŋkərəs/ [adjective] an old person who is cantankerous is bad-tempered and complains and quarrels a lot ［老人］脾气不好的，性格暴躁的；好争吵的 as ethel grew older, she became more cantankerous. 埃塞尔年纪越大，脾气变得越是暴躁了。 brooks is the committee's cantankerous chairman. 布鲁克斯是委员会的主席，性格暴躁。 cantankerously [adverb] ‘there's no way you're putting me in a nursing home,’ said grandad, cantankerously. “你休想送我进养老院。”祖父粗暴地说。 misery /ˈmɪzəri/ [singular noun] british spoken use this about someone who is always complaining and never seems to enjoy anything 【英口】牢骚多的人 stop grumbling, you old misery. 别抱怨了，你这个老牢骚包。 don't invite her. she's such a misery! 别邀请她，她这人牢骚太多！ surly /ˈsɜːʳli/ [adjective] someone who is surly behaves in a bad-tempered, rude, and unhelpful way when dealing with people 脾气暴躁的，态度粗暴的 passengers complained about the dirty lavatory and surly staff. 乘客抱怨厕所不干净，工作人员态度粗暴。 kevin can be really surly sometimes. 凯文有时会非常粗暴。 i declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression. 我拒绝给行李搬运工小费，他走的时候一脸不高兴。12. unfriendly and quiet because you are angry 因为生气而闷闷不乐 sullen /ˈsʌlən/ [adjective] someone who is sullen behaves in a bad-tempered, unfriendly way and does not smile or talk much to people 闷闷不乐的；愠怒的 dick just sat there with a sullen expression on his face, refusing to speak. 迪克就坐在那儿，面带愠色，话也不愿意说。 the secretary was sullen and uncooperative. 那个秘书爱理不理的，很不合作。 sullenly [adverb] the girl behind the counter looked at me sullenly, waiting for me to order. 柜台后面的那女孩闷闷地看着我，等着我自己来点菜。 sulky /ˈsʌlki/ [adjective] someone who is sulky has an angry, unhappy look on their face and does not talk much, especially because they think they have been treated unfairly ［尤因认为自己受到不公正对待而］闷闷不乐的，生闷气的 on the drive home, maria was sulky and said very little. 开车回家的路上，玛丽亚闷闷的，很少说话。 william was a sulky little boy who seemed to care for nothing except his video games. 威廉是个爱生闷气的小男孩，他好像只关心他的电子游戏。 sulkily [adverb] she just looked at him sulkily and refused to say anything more. 她就闷闷地看着他，再也不吭声。 sulk also be in a sulk british /sʌlk, biː ɪn ə ˈsʌlk/ [intransitive verb] if someone sulks, they are deliberately silent and bad-tempered for a period of time, because something has annoyed them, or because they think that they have been treated unfairly ［因感懊恼或认为受到不公平对待而］生闷气 cindy always sulks when i won't buy her any candy. 我不给辛迪买糖的话她总会生闷气。 you can't sit around sulking all day. 你不能整天坐着生闷气。sulk about something what are you sulking about now? 你现在又在为什么事情生闷气呢？13. easily annoyed 易怒的 irritable /ˈɪrɪtəbəl, ˈɪrətəbəl/ [adjective] easily annoyed by unimportant things, especially because you already feel bad-tempered about something 易怒的［尤指原本就因什么事情而发脾气］ since steve quit smoking, he's been really irritable. 史蒂夫戒烟之后动不动就发火。 zoe hadn't had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable. 佐伊睡得不够，感到很累，脾气也大了。 you're turning into an irritable old man. 你都快成急躁的老头了。 irritably [adverb] ‘do you think you could turn the music down?’ asked eric irritably. “你是不是可以把音乐关小点儿？”埃里克暴躁地说。 touchy /ˈtʌtʃi/ [adjective not before noun] someone who is touchy is easily offended and made angry by things, so you have to be careful what you say to them 易得罪的，易生气的 saiid's a little touchy about how you pronounce her name. 你要是说不准确萨伊德的名字，她很容易就会生气。touchy about try not to look at his scars - he can be really touchy about it. 不要看他的伤疤一—他会很生气的。 crotchety /ˈkrɒtʃɪti, ˈkrɒtʃətiǁˈkrɑː-/ [adjective] an old person who is crotchety becomes angry about unimportant things and complains a lot ［指老人］脾气坏的，牢骚很多的 a crotchety old man 一个满腹牢骚的老人！ when we were in germany, we rented a room from a crotchety old woman named brunhilde. 我们在德国的时候，向一个坏脾气的老太太租了一间房间，她的名字叫布伦希尔德。 short-tempered/quick-tempered /ˌʃɔːʳt ˈtempəʳd◂, ˌkwɪk ˈtempəʳd/ [adjective] someone who is short-tempered gets angry quickly and easily 脾气急躁的 jackie can be very short-tempered when she's hungry. 杰姬饿的时候脾气就会很急躁。 her father is a quick-tempered man. 她父亲是个脾气急躁的人。 have a short fuse /hæv ə ˌʃɔːʳt ˈfjuːz/ [verb phrase not in progressive] informal to often get angry quickly and easily 【非正式】脾气火爆 they say the judge has a very short fuse. 他们说这个法官脾气很火爆。14. angry feelings 愤怒的情绪 anger /ˈæŋgəʳ/ [uncountable noun] he was finding it difficult to control his anger. 他觉得很难压制怒火。 sandra helped us deal with the grief and anger we felt over patrick's death. 我们对帕特里克的死感到悲愤，是桑德拉帮助我们克服过去的。feel anger towards andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl. 安德烈娅还在怨恨她妈妈在她很小的时候就离开了她。do something in anger i've said some things in anger that have almost cost my marriage. 我气愤之中说了些话，差点毁了我的婚姻。 annoyance /əˈnɔɪəns/ [uncountable noun] slight anger or impatience 气恼，不耐烦 it's such an annoyance to have to drive you everywhere. 去哪里都要开车送你，真是烦人。much to the annoyance of somebody i like to stay up late most nights, much to the annoyance of my girlfriend. 大多数晚上我都喜欢熬到很晚，我女朋友很不高兴。 the meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of congress. 会议是秘密召开的，这令一些国会议员很恼火。 temper /ˈtempəʳ/ [countable noun usually singular] someone who has a temper has a tendency to become very angry suddenly 坏脾气 jill needs to learn to control her temper. 吉尔得学一下控制她的脾气。 his wife left him because of his violent temper. 他妻子因为他脾气暴烈离开了他。bad temper there's one thing about don that you should know - he's got a really bad temper. 唐这个人有一点你应该知道—他脾气很坏。 rage /reɪdʒ/ [uncountable noun] a very strong feeling of anger that someone has that is either very difficult for them to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently 狂怒 fly into a rage to suddenly became very angry 勃然大怒 when we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage. 我们说他撒谎，他气得跳了起来。shake with rage to be so angry, you shake 气得发抖 vera's hands shook with rage as she read the letter. 维拉读着信，气得手都发抖了。in a blind/jealous/terrible rage brown killed his wife in a jealous rage. 布朗妒火中烧，杀了妻子。 frustration /frʌˈstreɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] the feeling of being annoyed, caused especially by a difficult or unpleasant situation that you are unable to change or control 失意，沮丧，失望［尤指因无法改变或控制的困难或不愉快的处境而引起］ students have spoken of their growing frustration with school administrators. 学生讲到他们对学校管理人员越来越失望。 the discussion sessions help patients deal with some of the frustrations they may be feeling. 讨论会有助于帮助患者克服他们可能会产生的一些沮丧情绪。 resentment /rɪˈzentmənt/ [uncountable noun] a feeling of anger because you feel that you are being treated badly or unfairly, and cannot do anything about it ［因未受到善待或因受到不公正的待遇，但又无能为力而产生的］忿恨，怨恨 patricia stared at the other girls with resentment. 帕特里夏忿忿地怒视着其他女孩。 resentment and jealousy can often build up in relationships. 男女关系中恨和嫉妒往往会逐渐加深。resentment at/against/of she couldn't let go of her resentment over the divorce. 她因离婚而产生的怨恨无法淡忘。 outrage /ˈaʊtreɪdʒ/ [uncountable noun] a feeling of extreme anger at something wrong, unfair, or immoral, especially among members of the public ［尤指民众的］义愤，愤慨，震怒 several parents of affected children have written to the prime minister to express their outrage. 有些受影响儿童的家长已写信给首相表达他们的愤怒。 any attempts to lessen his prison sentence will cause public outrage. 任何企图给他减刑的行为都将引起公愤。 irritation /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən, ˌɪrəˈteɪʃən/ [uncountable noun] the feeling of being annoyed, caused especially by someone or something that is repeatedly annoying 生气，恼怒［尤指不断地被某人或某事激怒］ irritation with bailey expressed irritation with the inaccurate reports in the media. 贝利对媒体的失实报道表示愤怒。a source of irritation something that causes irritation 引起愤怒的原因 the heavy traffic is a constant source of irritation. 交通拥挤一向是个令人头痛的问题。 exasperation /ɪgˌzɑːspəˈreɪʃənǁ-ˌzæs-/ [uncountable noun] the feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard ［因无法控制情况、学不会或理解不了某事物而产生的］恼怒，愤怒，恼火 exasperation with many people express exasperation with the national health service, but most seem to prefer it to a private system. 许多人对国民保健制度都表示非常不满，但大部分还是更喜欢这样，而不愿改成私有制。in exasperation he pounded the desk in exasperation. 他愤怒地捶打着桌子。15. to try to make someone less angry 使某人息怒 pacify /ˈpæsɪfaɪ, ˈpæsəfaɪ/ [transitive verb] to make someone less angry and more calm 使平静，安抚 it was no use trying to pacify him; he was simply too upset. 去安慰他也没有用，他实在是太难过了。 as i drove home, i tried to think how i was going to pacify my wife, who was sure to be angry. 我一边开车回家，一边在想着如何让妻子息怒，她是肯定要发火的。 calm somebody down /ˌkɑːm somebody ˈdaʊn/ [transitive phrasal verb] to make someone less angry and upset when they have been very angry or upset 使某人平静下来 they had to use drugs to calm him down. 他们只得使用药物使他平静下来。 when he was really upset, only his wife could calm him down. 他心里非常难过的时候，只有他妻子才能使他平静下来。 an·gry /`æŋgrɪ; ˈæŋɡri/adjif you are angry, you feel a strong emotion because someone has behaved badly to you or a situation is wrong or unfair 发怒的，生气的:◇she was angry with him because he had lied to her. 她很生他的气，因为他对她说了谎。◇the roads were blocked by angry french farmers. 马路被愤怒的法国农民堵住了。◇+ about don't you feel angry about the way you've been treated? 你被这样对待，不感到生气吗？◇+ that local people are angry that they weren't consulted about plans to expand the airport. 当地人因没有人与他们商议扩建机场的计划而感到很气愤。 ☞ angry |
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