angry
Word family noun anger angrinessadjective angry angerlessverb anger adverb angrily angerly
ldoce_703_zan·gry /ˈæŋɡri/ ●●● S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp angrier, superlativesupl angriest)
1 ANGRYfeeling strong emotions which make you want to shout at someone or hurt them because they have behaved in an unfair, cruel, offensive etc way, or because you think that a situation is unfair, unacceptable etc 发怒的，生气的，气愤的 → annoyed
I was angry because he hadn’t told me his plans.
我很生气，因为他没有告诉我他的计划。
He was beginning to get angry.
他开始发脾气了。
His comments brought an angry response from opposition politicians.
他的话激起反对派政客愤怒的回应。
‘Calm down, ’ she said, looking at his angry face.
“冷静一下。”她看着他那张生气的脸说道。
Jesse laughed, which made me even angrier.
杰西笑了起来，这令我更加恼火。
angry with
‘Please don’t be angry with me, ’ she said.
“请别生我的气。”她说道。
nangry at
n They are angry at the way they have been treated.
angry about/over
Kate’s still so angry about the whole thing.
凯特仍对整件事愤愤不平。
angry (that)
The workers are angry that they haven’t been paid for the week.
工人们因没拿到这周的工钱而感到气愤。
2 angry with/at yourself ANGRYfeeling strongly that you wish you had done something or had not done something 生自己的气
David was angry with himself for letting the others see his true feelings.
戴维恨自己让别人看出了他的真实感受。
Examples from the Corpus
angry with/at yourself• A shiver went over her and she became angry at herself.• Are we angry with ourselves and blaming something or some one else?• He was so angry with himself.• I felt a sharp stab of disappointment and was surprised and angry at myself.• If you catch yourself worrying about money, then welcome the thought rather than fighting it, or getting angry with yourself.• I felt so guilty, do you see, yet I felt so angry with myself for feeling that way.• Suddenly she felt angry with herself for having let her emotions get out of control.• Those who played were angry with themselves for making mistakes.• David was angry with himself for trusting Michael.
3. literaryDARKWEATHER an angry sky or cloud looks dark and stormy 〔天空〕昏暗的，狂风暴雨的；〔云层〕黑压压的
4. literaryPAIN an angry wound etc is painful and red and looks infected 〔伤口等〕肿痛发炎的，感染的 SYN inflamed
—angrily adverbadv
Joey reacted angrily.
乔伊愤怒地回应。
THESAURUS
angry feeling strong emotions because you think someone has behaved badly, or because a situation seems bad or unfair 发怒的，生气的，气愤的
He gets really angry if people keep him waiting.
要是有人让他一直等，他就会非常生气。
a crowd of angry protesters
一群愤怒的抗议者
mad [not before noun] informal angry 生气的
Dad was mad at me for damaging the car.
我把汽车弄坏了，爸爸很生气。
cross [not before noun] spoken rather angry – used when speaking to people you know well 恼怒的〔用于和熟悉的人说话〕
She was cross with me for being late.
她因我迟到而十分生气。
annoyed [not before noun] a little angry 有点生气的
I was annoyed no one had told me the class was cancelled.
竟然没有人告诉我课取消了，这让我有些恼火。
irritated annoyed and impatient, especially by something that keeps happening or something someone keeps saying 恼火的；急躁的〔尤指被反复发生的事情或重复的话惹恼〕
I was irritated by their stupid questions.
他们的愚蠢问题让我感到恼火。
an irritated voice
恼火的声音
bad-tempered becoming annoyed or angry easily 脾气不好的，易怒的
a bad-tempered old man
一个脾气暴躁的老人
He’s always bad-tempered when he doesn’t get what he wants.
他得不到想要的东西就爱发脾气。
in a bad/foul mood feeling a little angry for a period of time, often for no particular reason 〔常指无具体原因而〕心情不好
I woke up in a bad mood.
我醒来时心情很糟。
nShe’s been in a foul mood all morning.
in a huff /hʌf/ in an angry mood for a short time, especially because someone has just said something to offend or annoy you 〔尤指因受到别人的冒犯或烦扰而短时间地〕生气，气恼
He walked off in a huff when they refused to let him join in their game.
他们不肯让他一起玩，他就气呼呼地走了。
somebody has got up on the wrong side of the bed informal used when you think someone has been in an angry mood all day, for no particular reason – often used humorously 某人（无缘无故地）一整天心情不好〔常为幽默用法〕
extremely angry 极其生气I don’t know what’s wrong – she must have got up on the wrong side of the bed today.
我不知道是怎么了——她今天一整天都心情不好。
furious/livid extremely angry 狂怒的，暴怒的
She was furious when she found out he’d been lying to her.
她发现他一直在对自己撒谎，感到非常生气。
He looked absolutely livid.
他看上去气坏了。
outraged very angry and shocked by something you think is unfair or wrong 〔因觉得不公平或错误而〕非常愤怒的，震怒的
Most people were outraged by the 9/11 attacks.
大多数人都对“九一一”袭击事件感到震怒。
complaints from outraged viewers
愤怒观众的投诉
incandescent with rage British EnglishBrE formal extremely angry – used mainly in writing, for example in newspaper reports 怒不可遏〔主要用于书面语〕
Gordon Brown was reported to be incandescent with rage over the article.
据说这篇文章令戈登·布朗怒不可遏。
lose your temper to suddenly become very angry and start shouting at someone 发脾气
It was the first time I’d seen her lose her temper.
这是我第一次看见她发脾气。
n GRAMMAR: Patterns with angry
angry with
You say that someone is angry with another person:
angry aboutMy parents were very angry with me.
✗Don’t say: My parents were angry to me.You say that someone is angry about something:
angry at I was really angry about what had happened.
You can say that someone is angry at someone, or angry at something:
Please don’t get angry at me.
I was really angry at what had happened.
5 FREQUENCY 使用频率
Examples from the Corpus
angry• Stone's new book is sure to make a lot of women angry.• And I don't in the least understand why you're so angry!• My folks were really angry about my grades.• I could hear my parents having an angry argument downstairs.• However, many years have passed since those angry days.• My dad gets really angry if anyone keeps him waiting.• an angry letter• Connahs Quay were angry over Halkyn's decision to call off their match at Pant Newydd an hour before the scheduled start.• His angry partners cut off his access to all bank accounts and halted payment of his share of the monthly profits.• After the programme, the TV station received hundreds of angry phone calls.• There were more angry protests outside the Republican convention Friday.• It earned an angry response from a teachers' union leader, Nigel de Gruchy.• Daniel looked at the angry sea with its terrible waves, and he felt cold and frightened.• Hundreds of angry students gathered to protest the tuition increase.• Local people are angry that they weren't told about plans to expand the airport.• Mary's angry that we didn't save her any pizza.• I was stunned and angry when I found out.• Sue's still very angry with me for forgetting our anniversary.• His minders were angry with us when we said and wrote that he is no great orator.
angry (that)• It takes a lot of energy to be angry and a lot of energy to cry.• As she becomes angrier and punishes Ram, it is the wronged daughter who seems loathsome.• Residents still angry at the flood would still be angry at her, to use the best meatball psychology I know.• Jekub emerged like a very angry chick from a very old egg and then rolled to a stop.• However, they know enough to avoid the angry man, now getting angrier by the minute.• An angry person misunderstands words. 8.• His minders were angry with us when we said and wrote that he is no great orator.• As the child gets angrier, your tone continues to be empathetic but gets firmer.
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