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单词 exasperating
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Definition of exasperating in English:

exasperating

adjective ɛɡˈzɑːsp(ə)reɪtɪŋɪɡˈzɑːsp(ə)reɪtɪŋɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪdɪŋ
  • Intensely irritating; infuriating.

    they suffered a number of exasperating setbacks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Penelope purposefully marched into the throng of suitors, looking for the familiar and somewhat exasperating figure.
    • Personally, I find the meta conspiracy approach a bit exasperating.
    • From the beginning, they had serious differences of opinions that caused exasperating conflict.
    • The most profound meditation only leads to an exasperating sense of impotence.
    • He was competitive, outspoken, a loner often exasperating to those who did not see things his way.
    • The determination to never speak ill can be exasperating for a reporter.
    • There have been sessions that have been exasperating for us all.
    • A boxer's exuberance can sometimes be exasperating.
    • Singh's affairs with his putter, in all its guises, have been exasperating.
    • Education, then, becomes an exasperating game of constant catchup.
    • John (who may or may not be from Cincinnati) is by turns mysterious and exasperating.
    • Together, they build up a vivid picture of cricket's most exasperating sons.
    • I find certain aspects of my other half to be exasperating.
    • It was an exasperating experience of continually losing my place.
    • I've got to say, this is the most exasperating interview I've ever had.
    • For small-company executives, the "procedural roadblocks" that Hoppe describes are exasperating.
    • Instead of thinking he is insane, she thinks he is exasperating.
    • It is in fact an exasperating type of motion picture.
    • Nancy could sometimes be the most exasperating of creatures.
    • The film is at its most exasperating in detailing the tragic story of Eduardo "El Chino" Hernandez.

Derivatives

  • exasperatingly

  • adverbɛɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪŋliɪɡˈzɑːspəreɪtɪŋliɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪdɪŋli
    • Phillips's exasperatingly self-aware first novel, Prague, kicked off the vogue for quasi-memoirs by smart young things about life in 1990s Eastern Europe.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The exasperatingly faint and muffled musical score contributes to its ambient soporific oddness, and it is shot throughout in the most extraordinary sepia-sunset soft focus, like a dour Russian version of Bilitis.
      • Pa's directions to drivers are often exasperatingly cryptic.
      • My questions are also based on his exasperatingly convoluted and unclear manner of speaking.
      • Aside from all the classical dance movements, the piece involved more unusual moves, such as the dancer pulling himself up by his own hair, boxing into the air at an unseen opponent, or exasperatingly stumping out an imaginary cigarette.
      • It occurred to me that to focus on something like this for as long as I have is all so incredibly, exasperatingly single-minded.
      • He wouldn't talk, turning away from them and staying exasperatingly silent.
      • The writers liked him because he was interested in the whole piece - sometimes exasperatingly so.
      • It was exasperatingly difficult to tear pieces of the meat off with her fingers, and after several failed attempts, she finally gave in and stuck the jerky up under the sash, angling it to fit into her mouth.
      • After all, it was known to be exasperatingly difficult to procure a prom date, particularly when the night itself was skulking just around the corner like a melodramatic mugger.
      • It is presumably futile to expect that question to be explored in a series which exasperatingly left lots of issues unaddressed.
      • But the role of Sandeman brings out the self-important worst in Harris, who delivers an exasperatingly conceited, whispery performance.
      • But Holly remains exasperatingly inconsistent, throwing together tracks with such apparent indeterminacy that even the best tracks feel like they probably only achieved greatness by accident.
      • But Brent's reply was terse and exasperatingly enigmatic: You simply must, and you will know all in good time.
      • ‘He's just a merchant, ach, after all,’ he said, shrugging in an exasperatingly nonchalant fashion.
      • Nothing else in creation possesses what mankind has, namely religion and complex economy, the devil lying exasperatingly in the etiological details of our associating them.
      • What fun I had groping around in the dark before stumbling into the dazzling light of the centre and a guilty-looking lover chatting up the exasperatingly pretty artist.
      • Many readers who had known Arbus deplored the book, yet for most others, it was the only way to learn much about her, beyond what the introduction to diane arbus offered, which is exquisite but obscure, and exasperatingly brief.
      • The girl with dark brown hair looked at the exasperatingly chirpy look on Diana's face and once again, sighed inwardly.
      • John captures, accurately too, the exasperatingly casual attitude of most Meghalaya bureaucrats towards their work, as well as the dominance of women in this matrilineal Khasi society.

Definition of exasperating in US English:

exasperating

adjectiveɪɡˈzæspəˌreɪdɪŋiɡˈzaspəˌrādiNG
  • Intensely irritating and frustrating.

    they suffered a number of exasperating setbacks
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Personally, I find the meta conspiracy approach a bit exasperating.
    • For small-company executives, the "procedural roadblocks" that Hoppe describes are exasperating.
    • It is in fact an exasperating type of motion picture.
    • Singh's affairs with his putter, in all its guises, have been exasperating.
    • Together, they build up a vivid picture of cricket's most exasperating sons.
    • The most profound meditation only leads to an exasperating sense of impotence.
    • Instead of thinking he is insane, she thinks he is exasperating.
    • The determination to never speak ill can be exasperating for a reporter.
    • There have been sessions that have been exasperating for us all.
    • I've got to say, this is the most exasperating interview I've ever had.
    • He was competitive, outspoken, a loner often exasperating to those who did not see things his way.
    • The film is at its most exasperating in detailing the tragic story of Eduardo "El Chino" Hernandez.
    • A boxer's exuberance can sometimes be exasperating.
    • From the beginning, they had serious differences of opinions that caused exasperating conflict.
    • Penelope purposefully marched into the throng of suitors, looking for the familiar and somewhat exasperating figure.
    • John (who may or may not be from Cincinnati) is by turns mysterious and exasperating.
    • Education, then, becomes an exasperating game of constant catchup.
    • Nancy could sometimes be the most exasperating of creatures.
    • I find certain aspects of my other half to be exasperating.
    • It was an exasperating experience of continually losing my place.
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