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单词 irritable
释义
irritable
adjective
uk
/ˈɪr.ɪ.tə.bəl/us
/ˈɪr.ə.t̬ə.bəl/
C2
becomingannoyedveryeasily:
易怒的，暴躁的
Becarefulwhat you say - he'sratherirritable today.说话当心点儿——他今天脾气很大。
"Don'tdisturbme again," she said in an irritable(=angry)voice.“不要再打扰我，”她烦躁地说。
Synonyms
peevish
petulantdisapproving
testy
tetchy
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
getting angry easily
  • bad-temperedHe's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher.
  • irritableBe careful what you say; he's very irritable today.
  • grumpyI'm just a little tired and grumpy today.
  • crankyUSShe's very cranky because she has a toothache.
  • impatientI'm too impatient for fishing.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bad-tempered
  • argumentative
  • bad-tempered
  • be hell on wheelsidiom
  • be like a bear with a sore headidiom
  • be spoiling for a fightidiom
  • grumpily
  • grumpiness
  • grumpy
  • have a short fuseidiom
  • hell
  • petulant
  • petulantly
  • pugnacious
  • pugnacity
  • quarrelsome
  • testily
  • testiness
  • testy
  • tetchily
  • tetchiness
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Related words

irritably
irritability
(Definition ofirritablefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

irritable| American Dictionary

irritable
adjective
us
/ˈɪr·ɪt̬·ə·bəl/
becomingannoyedorangryveryeasily:
Thebabyhas really been irritable today.
(Definition ofirritablefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofirritable

irritable
We prepared for interviews by conducting a detailed analysis of the existing literature on mebeverine andirritablebowel syndrome.
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Heritability ofirritableimpulsiveness : a study of twins reared together and apart.
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We performed an in-depth case study on mebeverine, a drug prescribed to patients withirritablebowel syndrome, to explore this hypothesis.
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She was apyrexial,irritableand weighed 9.4 kg (10th percentile).
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Only well-defined and recognized somatic diseases, but not medically unexplained syndromes such as fibromyalgia,irritablebowel or chronic fatigue syndrome, were considered sufficient somatic explanation.
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In all cases, the trauma probably created anirritablefocus rather than interrupted the conduction axis completely.
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Low scores were characterized by apathetic, indifferent,irritable, sarcastic, or denigrating behavior toward the child.
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In this play-acting scenario, both parties exaggerate and flatten each other into caricatures in the course of anirritableand peevish exchange.
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Three days later, the child became increasinglyirritableand unsettled.
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Therefore, we recommend sedatingirritablepatients prior to echocardiographic evaluation.
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He was highly distractible,irritable, and oppositional in the inpatient school.
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Such children are expected to be less fussy and, thus, lessirritablethan other children.
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This is also true for the "irritablehypo!mania" intermediate phenotype.
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These guidelines include those for medicinal products for weight control andirritablebowel syndrome.
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In particular, we explored the relationships betweenirritable, angry maternal behavior, as well as supportive behavior, and children's responses to stress.
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