英 [ɜːk] 美 [ɜːrk]
vt. 使烦恼；使厌倦
irk /ɜːk/ TEM8 [ irking irked irks ]
及物动词 If something irks you, it irritates or annoys you. 使···生气; 使···烦恼
The rehearsal process also irked him increasingly.
排练过程也更加让他厌烦。
I must admit it irks me to see this guy get all this free publicity.
我必须承认看到这家伙得到了这种免费宣传我很生气。
It irks them that some people have more of a chance than others for their voices to be heard.
有些人比其他人有更多的话语权使他们感到不满。
形容词
Clem had seemed a little irked when he left.
当他离开时，克莱姆看起来有点生气。
irritate or vex
同义词： gall
使烦恼；使厌倦
... 〖angry;furious〗生气;愤怒 〖annoying;irritating;irk〗使人烦恼 〖beshamedintoanger;flyintoashamefulrage〗因恼恨和羞惭而发脾气 ...
... irritate 激怒 irk 使厌倦 unsettle 使(某人)不安或担忧...
irksome 令人厌烦的，讨厌的；令人厌恶的
使烦恼；使厌倦
Such an approach might irk Japan.
但这样的方式可能会惹恼日本。
But this week has a couple of barriers which irk you a bit.
但这周会有一些障碍会使你有一点烦恼。
Ireland's 12.5% rate continues to irk fellow euro-zone members.
爱尔兰12.5%的企业税税率一直困扰着欧元区的其他成员。
While that may irk Londoners, O'Reilly says this has actually helped make the city more competitive.
What will irk employers, though, is that the new rules require immediate vesting of the match.
DPP, incumbent, Chen Shui-bian, continues to irk it by sidling ever closer to formal independence from China.