“I will not irritate him,” thought Edmond, and taking the paper, of which half was wanting, having been burnt, no doubt, by some accident, he read

“别惹他生气。”爱德蒙心里想，于是便接过那张缺了一半，显然因为某次意外而被火烧过的纸来，念道--

Don’t irritate her,she’s on a short fuse today.

别惹她,她今天动不动就发火.

To irritate or torment persistently.

不断地激怒或折磨

Flies irritate horses.

苍蝇使马匹烦躁不安。

red tide : Discoloration of seawater caused by dinoflagellates during periodic blooms (population increases). Toxic substances released by these organisms into the water may be lethal to fish and other marine life, and they irritate the human respiratory system.

赤潮:腰鞭毛虫在周期性大量增殖时引起的海水变色。这些腰鞭毛虫释放有毒物质到水中，能致鱼和其它海洋生物于死命，刺激人的呼吸系统。

Insect bites irritate your skin.

虫子叮疼了你的皮肤。

Tear gas: Any of a group of substances, most often synthetic organic halogen compounds, that irritate the mucous membranes of the eyes, causing a stinging sensation and tears. They may also irritate the upper respiratory tract, causing coughing, choking, and general debility.

催泪瓦斯:一类物质，大部分是合成的有机卤化物，能刺激眼睛黏膜引起疼痛和流泪。也能刺激上呼吸道，引起咳嗽、窒息和全身虚弱感。

be irritate d against (by，with) sb

对某人生气.

To irritate or inflame,as by chafing or sunburn.

发热因摩擦或日晒而发热或变红

The children irritate d him.

孩子们使他恼火.

To wear away or irritate by rubbing.

摩擦通过摩擦来磨薄或剌激

Your interruptions only serve to irritate the entire staff.

你的打扰只能让全体职员都很不快。

If your opponent is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them.

怒而挠之,卑而骄之,佚而劳之,亲而离之

If a Chinese gives you a present, you’d better accept it if it is not too expensive, for your refusal would be regarded as insincere for the cooperation, and would probably offend or irritate the sender.

如果中国人给你送礼，只要礼物不是非常贵重，你最好接受。拒绝礼物会被当做没有合作的诚意，而且还可能冒犯或者激努送礼者。

To irritate or annoy persistently.

使气恼不断地激怒或烦扰

To make angry;irritate .

使生气;激怒

His letter irritate d me a little.

他的信使我有点不高兴.

These tight shoes irritate my toes.

我的鞋太紧,夹痛我的脚趾。

I am irritate d that he is so perverse.

我对他那样刚愎自用很生气.

I should be sorry to have the defence protracted in such a manner as to irritate my red friends there

我感到忧虑的是:你们的防卫一直这样拖下去的话，只会激怒我的这些红人朋友．

I sat staring at the clock for some time, and its ticking began to irritate me

我坐着望了一会钟，滴答滴答的钟声叫我心烦意乱，便走出屋子。

The smoke irritate d my eyes.

烟熏得我眼睛直流泪.

If you get bits of hair down the back of your shirt they will irritate you.

要是让几根头发从衬衫里面掉下去，会使你不舒服。

A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mospuito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop to irritate your consciene.--O. Henry

一篇含有教训的小说，像是蚊子的嘴。它先使你讨厌，然后注入一滴螫入的液体，来烦扰你的良知。--欧亨利

be irritate d at ill-treatment

因受虐待而忿恨.

These tight shoes irritate my toes.

这些鞋太紧，逼得我的脚趾痛。

The Chinese people are not used to gazing at the other’s eyes when talking, especially if a man stares at a lady, it would be regarded as an offense to her, which might irritate her.

中国人在谈话时不习惯注视着对方的眼睛，尤其一位男士注视一位女士，这会被当成对女士的冒犯，可能会惹恼对方。

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others

自已的缺点在别人身上看到,最令我们讨厌

Respecting the local customs. If you joke on the local traditions or some respect of the local customs, or scorn on others’ cultural customs or traditions, you will surely irritate the people.

尊重本地风俗。如果拿当地的风俗的某个方面或传统开玩笑，或轻视别人的文化习俗或传统，肯定会惹恼对方。

||1:The church’s professions of normalcy, like Mr Romney’s, apparently irritate some people, but the suspicions must soften at some point.||2:Matthew Bowman, the author of a new history of the religion (and a Mormon himself), reflects that this is actually the fifth or sixth “Mormon Moment” since 1902, when the Senate spent several years arguing over whether to unseat Reed Smoot, an apostle from Utah.||3:Each time, he says, the same barbs reappear.||4:There may be a cautionary tale there.||5:Today Smoot is remembered for his support for tariffs rather than his religion.

||1:摩门教自认为是一个正常的宗教，正如罗姆尼所称的那样，然而如此言论显然使一些人十分不快，但是质疑的声音达到一定程度后注定要减弱。||2:新的摩门教历史一书的作者马修?鲍曼（一名摩门教徒）表示这场争议实际上算得上是自1902年以来的第五个或第六个“摩门时刻”。||3:1902第一个“摩门时刻”期间，美国参议院花了数年时间，一直争论是否该除去来自犹他州的摩门使徒里德?斯穆特的议员资格。||4:鲍曼指出，每一次类似的诽语都一再地重现。||5:这也许是个一个警示性的故事，但如今被人们所熟知的是斯穆特发起的斯姆特-霍利关税法，而不是他个人信仰的教派。

irritate the throat

刺激咽喉

irritate the stomach and intestines

刺激肠胃