ir·ri·ta·ble
adjective/ˈɪrɪtəbl/
/ˈɪrɪtəbl/
- getting annoyed easily; showing your anger
易怒的；暴躁的 - to be tired and irritable
劳累烦躁 - She waved him away with an irritable gesture.
她气恼地挥手赶走了他。
Extra ExamplesTopics Personal qualitiesc1- Don't let yourself become irritable with the patient.
不要让自己对病人变得烦躁。 - Having the children at home made him irritable.
家里有孩子让他很烦躁。 - He got quite irritable with us.
他对我们很恼火。 - He sounded rather irritable on the phone.
电话里的他听起来相当烦躁。 - She was feeling extremely irritable that morning.
那天早上她感觉非常烦躁。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryIrritable is used with these nouns:- bladder
- bowel
- mood
- …
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin irritabilis, from the verb irritare. - to be tired and irritable