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词汇 irking
释义 irking
present participle ofirk
irk
verb[ T ]
 formaluk /ɜːk/ us /ɝːk/
to annoy someone: 激怒某人,惹(某人)生气
The negative reply to my complaint really irked me.对我的投诉的否定回复着实令我气恼。
Synonym
gall
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to annoy someone
annoyIt annoys me that you're always late.
botherIt bothers me that you don't help with the washing up.
irritateAfter a while her behaviour really began to irritate me.
peeveWhat peeved her most was that he hadn't even called her.
bugHe's been bugging me all morning.
aggravateIt really aggravates me the way he never thanks me for what I've done.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
aggravate
aggrieve
alienate
anger
annoy
bend
go too faridiom
goat
grate
hack someone off
harass
joke
nark
nose
rub someone up the wrong wayidiom
ruffle
ruffle someone's feathersidiom
set someone's teeth on edgeidiom
step/tread on someone's toesidiom
tit

Examples of irking


irking

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


It is the uncertainties, not only of their own position but of the work which they are doing and how it will be maintained, which is irking them.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
That is irking many people.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
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