exasperates

/ɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪts/ /ɛɡˈzæspəˌreɪts/

Meanings

verb

激怒，使恼火.

To tax the patience of, irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.

Examples :

"His constant humming while I'm trying to concentrate exasperates me. "

当我想集中精力的时候，他不停地哼歌，这让我非常恼火.

Related Words

concentrate noun

/ˈkɒn.sən.tɹeɪt/ /ˈkɑn.sən.tɹeɪt/

浓缩物，浓缩品

"The coffee concentrate was strong, so a little went a long way. "

这种咖啡浓缩液很浓，所以一点点就够用了。

humming verb

/ˈhʌmɪŋ/

哼唱，吟唱。

"We are humming happily along with the music."

我们合着音乐，愉快地哼着小调。

frustrate verb

/fɹəˈstɹeɪt/ /ˈfɹʌstɹeɪt/

使沮丧，使灰心。

"It frustrates me to do all this work and then lose it all."

做了这么多工作，结果全丢了，这真让我感到沮丧。

annoy noun

/əˈnɔɪ/

烦恼，烦闷

"His constant complaining was a great annoyance to his classmates. "

他不停的抱怨让他的同学们感到非常烦恼。

constant noun

/ˈkɒnstənt/ /ˈkɑnstənt/

常量，常数。

"The constant noise from the construction site made it hard to concentrate on my homework. "

建筑工地传来的持续不断的噪音，吵得我很难集中精力做作业。

make noun

/meɪk/

牌子，型号

"What make of car do you drive?"

你开的是什么牌子的车？

tax noun

/tæks/

税，税收

"My family pays taxes to the government each year. "

我家每年都要向政府交税。

provoke verb

/pɹəˈvəʊk/ /pɹəˈvoʊk/

激怒，挑衅。

"His constant complaints provoked his mother. "

他不停的抱怨激怒了他的妈妈。

patience noun

/ˈpeɪʃəns/

耐心，忍耐。

"My sister's patience with her younger brother is admirable. "

我妹妹对她弟弟的耐心真是令人佩服。

trying verb

/ˈtɹaɪ.ɪŋ/

试图，尝试.

"I tried to rollerblade, but I couldn’t."

我试图溜旱冰，但是没能成功。

while noun

/waɪl/

一段时间, 时段

"He lectured for quite a long while."

他讲课讲了相当长一段时间。

angry adjective

/ˈæŋ.ɡɹi/

生气，愤怒的.

"An angry mob started looting the warehouse."

一群愤怒的暴徒开始抢劫仓库。