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
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.
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