annoy

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an·noy /əˈnɔɪ/ S3 verb [transitiveT]

ANNOYto make someone feel slightly angry and unhappy about something 使惱怒，使生氣 SYN irritate

What annoyed him most was that he had received no apology.

最令他生氣的是沒人向他道歉。

She annoyed him with her stupid questions.

她那些愚蠢的問題令他很惱火。

it annoys somebody when/how/that

It really annoys me when I see people dropping litter.

看到别人亂丢垃圾我非常生氣。

In everyday English, people also often use the phrase get on someone's nerves: 在日常英語中，人們還經常使用短語get on someone’s nerves

She got on his nerves with her stupid questions.

她那些愚蠢的問題令他很惱火。

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annoy• Quite enough to annoy anybody, Nicandra thought.• Gina was annoyed by his jogging, though, that was one comfort.• The only reason she went out with Charles was to annoy her parents.• But even to be asked annoyed her.• His voice had a slight tremor, and that annoyed him, but they didn't seem to notice.• It annoys me that Kim never returns the books she borrows.• Are you doing that just to annoy me?• Brian talks to me like a child, which really annoys me.• Jane's constant chatter was beginning to annoy me.• The neighbor's kid walks across our lawn just to annoy us.• I find it annoying when people eat smelly foods on public transport.

Origin annoy

(1200-1300) Old French enuier, from Latin inodiare, from odium; → ODIOUS

an·noy verb →REGISTER1

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