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单词 angry
例句
angryangry /ˈæŋgri/ adjective (angrier, angriest) 1 feeling some anger angry
feeling strong bad emotions, because you think someone has behaved very badly or a situation seems bad or unfair:
  • She was angry with him for being so late.
  • After the show, the TV station received hundreds of angry phone calls.
  • People were angry that no one had told them the school might close.
  • mad (informal)
    mad means the same as angry:
  • Mom was mad at me for not doing my homework.
  • Whenever he gets mad he turns red and starts shouting.
  • GRAMMAR: Mad is not used before a noun. Don’t say: a crowd of mad people. Say: a crowd of angry people.
    annoyed
    a little angry:
  • My brother gets annoyed if anyone goes in his room.
  • GRAMMAR: Annoyed is not used before a noun. Don't say: an annoyed man. Say: He is annoyed.
    irritated
    a little angry because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something:
  • Harris was irritated by all their questions.
  • GRAMMAR: Irritated is not used before a noun. Don't say: an irritated woman. Say: She is irritated.
    frustrated
    angry and upset because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change a bad situation:
  • He gets so frustrated when people don’t understand what he is trying to say.
  • About 100 frustrated fans couldn’t get tickets for the concert.
  • exasperated
    feeling angry and upset because someone is continuing to do something he or she should not do:
  • Her exasperated mother told her to eat her breakfast and stop complaining.
  • indignant
    angry and surprised because a situation is unfair:
  • The boys were indignant: “We didn’t do it! Why should we be punished?”
  • 2 feeling a lot of anger furious
    very angry:
  • She was furious with him for reading her diary.
  • They had a furious argument over money.
  • outraged
    very angry and shocked by something you think is unfair or wrong:
  • Outraged viewers complained about the bad language used on the TV show.
  • livid (formal)
    extremely angry:
  • She was livid that he had lied to her.
  • irate (formal)
    very angry:
  • Irate parents want to know why they weren’t told about the problem.
  • GRAMMAR: Irate is not used before a preposition. Don’t say: Customers were irate with the store. Say: The store’s customers were irate.
    ➔ see grumpy for words meaning “often becoming angry” ➔ see upset1, Describing People’s EmotionsADVERBS: angryYou can make the adjectives angry, exasperated, indignant, furious, livid, and irate into adverbs by using an -ly ending: She shouted angrily at Sean. | “I didn’t do it!” he said indignantly. | They argued furiously over money.
    3 to start feeling angry (verbs) get angry also become angry
    to start to feel a lot of anger because you think someone has behaved badly, or because a situation seems bad or unfair. Become angry is more formal than get angry:
  • He gets really angry if people keep him waiting.
  • Some children become very angry when they lose a game.
  • get mad
    get mad means the same as get angry but is more informal:
  • Don't get mad - I'm just teasing you a little.
  • Remy's mom got really mad at him for coming home so late.
  • lose your temper
    to suddenly become very angry, especially after you have been trying not to:
  • When the rehearsal went wrong, he lost his temper and began shouting at the dancers.
  • explode also blow up (informal)
    explode means the same as lose your temper. You use explode in everyday speech or in creative writing when you want to emphasize how angry someone is:
  • When he saw the damage to his new car, he exploded.
  • If I tell my parents what happened, they'll blow up and never let me go out again.
  • SYNONYM CHECKGet angry, become angry, or get mad?Get angry and become angry are both more formal than get mad. Become angry sounds the most formal and is the best choice in formal speech or writing.Get mad is used in everyday speech and informal writing.
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