irritable• Since Steve quitsmoking, he's been really irritable.• Zoe hadn't had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable.• It made him angry and irritable.• In his cabin Stubb wonders what makes the Captain so irritable and restless.• She had always been irritable, even in sanity, when she could look after herself.• You're turning into an irritable old man.• Poor boy, she thought, away from his loving home and now dumped with an irritable old man.
➡ See also the entry for moody另见moody条irritable ♦︎ sullen ♦︎ bad-tempered ♦︎ grumpy ♦︎ morose ♦︎ sulky ♦︎ petulantThese words all describe people who are in a bad, angry and/or silent mood.这些词均表示易怒的、阴郁的、闷闷不乐的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an irritable / a sullen / a bad-tempered / a grumpy / a morose man◆a sulky / petulant child◆to look sullen / grumpy / morose / sulky / petulant■irritable ˈɪrɪtəbl getting annoyed easily; showing your anger易怒的;暴躁的◆He was tired and irritable.他劳累而烦躁。◆She waved him away with an irritable gesture.她气恼地挥手赶走了他。 see also irritate ⇨ annoy, irritated ⇨ annoyed, irritating ⇨ annoying, irritation ⇨ frustration■sullen (disapproving) silent and angry, especially in a way that other people think is unreasonable闷闷不乐的,阴郁的(尤指在他人看来没有道理的)◆sullen teenagers阴郁的少年◆He lapsed into a sullen silence.他陷入了阴郁的沉默。■ˌbad-ˈtemperedoften angry; in an angry mood易怒的;发脾气的◆Her husband was a bad-tempered man.她丈夫脾气暴躁。◆What's making her so bad-tempered?她为什么这么爱发火?■grumpy (informal, oftendisapproving) not happy with things and complaining a lot, especially in a way that annoys other people脾气坏的,爱发牢骚的(尤指令人不悦的)◆Pay no attention to his moods-he's just a grumpy old man.别在意他的坏脾气,他就是个性情暴躁的老头。■moroseməˈrəʊs; NAmEməˈroʊs (written) angry and unhappy and not talking very much阴郁的;生闷气的;闷闷不乐的◆She just sat there looking morose.她就那样神情阴郁地坐在那儿。■sulky (disapproving) silent because you are angry about sth, especially in a way that other people think is unreasonable闷闷不乐的,阴郁的(尤指在他人看来没有道理的)◆Sarah had looked sulky all morning.萨拉整个上午都一脸不高兴的样子。 see also sulk ⇨ tempernoun, sulk ⇨ broodverbNOTE辨析 Sullen or sulky?Typically, children are sulky: if you describe an adult as sulky it suggests that they are behaving like a child. Sullen is an even more disapproving word: people can be sullen on a particular occasion or it can describe their whole character because they behave like that all the time. * sulky通常形容孩子闷闷不乐;如果用于形容成年人,则暗指其孩子气。sullen是个更具贬义的词,既可指人在某特定时刻闷闷不乐,亦可指人性情阴郁,总是郁郁寡欢。■petulantˈpetjulənt; NAmEˈpetʃələnt (written, disapproving) bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want闹脾气的;耍性子的;赌气的◆He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.他像个耍性子的孩子,拒绝合作。