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单词 irritant
释义
irritant
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɪr.ɪ.tənt/us
/ˈɪr.ə.t̬ənt/

irritantnoun[C](MAKING ANGRY)

something thatcausestroubleor makes youannoyed:
令人烦恼的事物；造成麻烦的事物
Thereportisboundtoadda new irritant tointernationalrelations.这份报告肯定会给国际关系添加新麻烦。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
someone or something that annoys you
  • annoyanceThe café was cash only, which was a minor annoyance as I only had my credit card with me.
  • nuisanceIt's a nuisance to have to drive to the nearest shop.
  • inconvenienceThank you for holding - we apologize for the inconvenience.
  • irritationThe CEO's poor communication skills became a source of irritation to the company's investors.
  • irritantThe noise of the building work is a constant irritant.
  • boreIt's such a bore to have to pack everything up again.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Difficult things and people
  • a (heavy) cross to bearidiom
  • albatross
  • bane
  • be dead meatidiom
  • be in the clearidiom
  • be out of the woodsidiom
  • bump
  • equation
  • hindrance
  • hot potato
  • impediment
  • incubus
  • marathon
  • nut
  • teaser
  • teething troubles
  • the tip of the icebergidiom
  • thorn inyourflesh/sideidiom
  • tiesomeoneup
  • twist
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irritantnoun[C](MAKING SORE)

asubstancethat makespartofyourbodysoreorpainful:
刺激物
Pollen is an irritant,causingredandsoreeyesinsensitivepeople.花粉有刺激性，会使过敏的人眼睛红肿疼痛。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pain & painful
  • -racked
  • agonizing
  • be murder onsomethingidiom
  • brain freeze
  • cluster headache
  • dull
  • dully
  • dysmenorrhea
  • excruciating
  • grief
  • neuralgia
  • pang
  • prick
  • rawness
  • sciatic
  • sharpness
  • sting
  • stitch
  • throb
  • tingle
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(Definition ofirritantfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

irritant| American Dictionary

irritant
noun[C]
us
/ˈɪr·ɪ·tənt/
acauseof anuncomfortablephysicalreaction:
Especially in thespring,plantpollenis an irritant that makes theeyesandthroatitchyand cancausebreathingproblems.
(Definition ofirritantfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofirritant

irritant
Whether cosmetics and toiletries normally used by the patient should be considered as chemical irritants is a matter for debate.
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In fact, one of the biggest irritants in the relationship is insurgency and separatism.
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The author discusses both forms, pointing out that recognition and avoidance of irritants or allergens is an essential part of treatment.
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A new president would remove all of the irritants and set the country back on course toward a liberal democratic utopia.
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Inflammation is another internal defence mechanism and is a reaction of living tissue to infection, injury and irritants.
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Clinical experience and anecdotal evidence suggest strongly that mechanical, chemical, and thermal irritants exacerbate radiation induced skin changes.
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If this were the case, it couples into a growing body of evidence that links cancer initiation to continuous inflammatory responses caused by chronic infections or irritants.
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The altered patterns of eczema in elderly people are not well documented but limited work has suggested that reactions to allergens and irritants and, indeed, the inflammatory process are altered.
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Almost inevitably, however, day-to-day irritants and culturally blinkered judgements by both sides aggravated the tensions between the two countries even before policy decisions became the source of more substantive disputes.
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Nevertheless, the very concept of truth seems to be anirritantfor some.
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Apprehension of the costs of mid-life, however, increases the mask as anirritantto the ego.
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One of these involves using the hind leg to scratch an area of skin to which anirritanthas been applied.
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As sludges dry in the field, lime and otherirritantchemicals become concentrated and, therefore, may be more irritating upon dermal contact and inhalation.
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A long-termirritantto the police has been the ongoing allegation that some officers have been closely connected with freemasonry.
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Accordingly, an experiment was made employing the odour of fowl faeces which could not possess any generalirritantproperties.
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