Irk
“Irk” 是一个动词，意为“使厌烦”、“使恼火”或“使苦恼”。它通常描述那种程度不深但持续存在的烦恼，类似于“膈应”。
- “It irks me to see people wasting food.” (看到人们浪费食物让我很恼火。)
- “The constant delays at the airport really irked the passengers.” (机场不断的延误确实让乘客们感到厌烦。)
- “It irks him that his younger brother is more successful.” (弟弟比他更成功这件事让他感到很不是滋味。)
- 词源: 可能源自中世纪英语 irken，意为“感到疲倦/厌烦”。
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这个词在日常口语和非正式写作中非常常用，特别是在表达对某种琐碎小事或持续性行为的不满时。
- 形容词: irksome (令人厌烦的)
发音类似于 “Urge” (冲动)。想象你有一种想要“推开” (Irk) 那种烦心事的冲动。
“Nothing irked Mrs. Higgins more than a messy garden. Every morning, she would look out her window, and if there was even one stray leaf on the lawn, it would irk her all day until she finally went out and picked it up.” (没有什么比乱七八糟的花园更让希金斯太太恼火的了。每天早上，她都会望向窗外，如果草坪上哪怕有一片落叶，那也会让她整天都不痛快，直到她最终出去把它捡起来。)