exasperate
/ɪgˈzæspəreɪt/verb
with obj.
- irritate intensely; infuriate激怒, 触怒; 使气恼：
this futile process exasperates prison officers
这一无效程序使得监狱官们怒不可遏
as adj. exasperated she grew exasperated with his inability to notice anything她对他什么也看不出来的无能感到恼怒
as adj. exasperating they suffered a number of exasperating setbacks.他们遭受了一些令人恼怒的挫折。
派生词
exasperatedly
adverbexasperatingly
adverbexasperation
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin exasperat- 'irritated to anger', from the verb exasperare （based on asper 'rough'）.