irksome
英 [ˈɜːksəm] 美 [ˈɜːrksəm]
【正式用语】使人烦恼的、令人生气的
- The vibration can become irksome after a while.
震动持续一会儿后会变得令人厌烦。
ingratiate
英 [ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt] 美 [ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt]
【贬义词】讨好、巴结、迎合
- He's always trying to ingratiate himself with his boss.
他总是设法讨好老板。 - Many politicians are trying to ingratiate themselves with her.
许多政客都设法讨她的欢心。
cloying
英 [ˈklɔɪɪŋ] 美 [ˈklɔɪɪŋ]
甜得发腻的;令人腻烦的、腻味的、假惺惺的
- This is a wonderful wine - honeyed and rich without being remotely cloying.
这酒真棒——甘甜醇香,一点都不腻。 - She criticized the cloying sentimentality of the film.
她批评这部电影太过多愁善感,令人腻烦。
aggravate
英 [ˈæɡrəveɪt] 美 [ˈæɡrəveɪt]
使严重、使恶化;(尤指故意地)激怒、惹恼
- 军事策略家们正在设法绕开这一条约。但这只会进一步加剧冲突。
Military planners are trying to circumvent the treaty. But it will only aggravate the conflict even further. - 别再气我了,好不好!你永远不会理解我为什么累、为什么爱发火。
Stop aggravating me, will you! You will never understand why I get tired and grumpy.
(拓展学习:小词详解 | aggravate)
vex
英 [veks] 美 [veks]
【正式用语】 使恼火、使烦恼、使忧虑
- 一想到别人在背后说我闲话,我就很恼火。于是我精心策划了一个错综复杂的方案来报复他们。
It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back. So I contrived an intricate plan to get back at them.
(拓展学习:小词详解 | vex)
gall
英 [ɡɔːl] 美 [ɡɔːl]
鲁莽、厚颜无耻;使恼怒、激怒
- Considering that he never even bothers to visit my parents, I'm amazed that Tim has the gall to ask them for money!
蒂姆从不去看望我父母,可他竟然有脸去向他们要钱,真让我吃惊! - I think it galls him to take orders from a younger and less experienced colleague.
我想,要他去听命于一个比他年轻且资历比他浅的同事,他会很恼火。
mawkish
英 [ˈmɔːkɪʃ] 美 [ˈmɔːkɪʃ]
【贬义词】无病呻吟的、自作多情的、多愁善感的
- A sordid, sentimental plot unwinds, with an inevitable mawkish ending.
一段灰暗而感伤的情节慢慢展开,最后是一个不可避免的幼稚可笑的结局。 - The film lapses into mawkish sentimentality near the end.
电影到结局部分成了令人生厌的滥情戏。