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irksome

/ˈɚksəm/

Meanings
adjective

令人讨厌的，烦人的

Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition

Examples :

"He has this irksome habit of racing up to red lights, so he has to brake heavily."
他有个令人讨厌的习惯，就是喜欢猛冲到红灯前，结果不得不急刹车。
attitude character emotion

Related Words

Illustration irritation

irritation noun

/ˌɪɹɪˈteɪʃən/

恼怒， раздражение.

"What irritation causes you to be so moody?"

什么事情让你这么烦躁易怒？

Illustration reason

reason noun

/ˈɹiːzən/

原因，理由。

"The reason for my late arrival was a flat tire. "

我迟到的原因是车胎没气了。

Illustration heavily

heavily adverb

/ˈhɛvɪli/

沉重地，厉害地

"He clomped heavily up the stairs in his boots."

他穿着靴子，沉重地踏着脚步走上楼梯。

Illustration continuance

continuance noun

/kənˈtɪnjʊəns/ /kənˈtɪnjuəns/

持续, 继续

"The continuance of the rain forced us to cancel the picnic. "

雨一直持续，迫使我们取消了野餐。

Illustration troublesome

troublesome adjective

/ˈtɹʌbl̩səm/

麻烦的，令人烦恼的

"The computer has been very troublesome for me. It never works when I need to use it."

这台电脑一直很麻烦，每次我需要用它的时候，它都出问题。

Illustration racing

racing verb

/ˈɹeɪsɪŋ/

赛跑，竞速

"The drivers were racing around the track."

司机们正在赛道上竞速行驶。

Illustration marked

marked adjective

/ˈmɑːkɪd/ /mɑɹkt/ /mɑːkt/

有记号的，显著的。

"The teacher marked the student's paper with a red pen. "

老师用红笔在学生的试卷上做了标记。

Illustration habit

habit noun

/ˈhæbət/

习惯，习性。

"It’s become a habit of mine to have a cup of coffee after dinner."

饭后喝一杯咖啡已经成了我的习惯了。

Illustration annoyance

annoyance noun

/əˈnɔɪəns/

烦恼，令人烦恼的事。

"The constant buzzing of the phone was a major annoyance. "

电话不停地嗡嗡作响，真是个大烦恼。

Illustration lights

lights noun

/laɪts/

光，光线。

"As you can see, this spacious dining-room gets a lot of light in the mornings."

正如你所见，这间宽敞的餐厅早上能照进很多阳光。

Illustration disagreeable

disagreeable noun

[dɪsəˈɡɹi.əbəɫ]

令人不快的事物，讨厌的东西

"The disagreeable about taking the bus to work is the crowded conditions and the frequent delays. "

坐公交车上班令人讨厌的地方就是拥挤不堪以及经常晚点。

Illustration repetition

repetition noun

/ɹɛpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌɹiːpəˈtɪʃən/

重复，反复

"The teacher used repetition of vocabulary words to help the students learn them. "

老师通过反复讲解词汇来帮助学生们学习。