irritate /ˈiriteit/ vt. 1.使恼怒，使烦躁：be irritated against sb. 对某人生气；be irritated by the delay 被耽搁所激怒；be irritated by/with sb. 被某人激怒 ［考句］ Please do not be irritated by his offensive remarks since he is merely trying to attract attention.不要被冒犯性的言语所激怒，他只不过想引起别人的注意。2.使过敏，使难受，使疼痛：Cigarette smoke irritates my eyes. 香烟刺激我的眼睛。
irritating adj. 气人的, 使人不愉快的：He had an irritating habit of singing tunelessly about the house. 他有个恼人的习惯，老在屋子里不成调地唱歌。
