annoy

vt. 使恼怒, 骚扰

动词过去式:annoyed 过去分词:annoyed 现在分词:annoying 第三人称单数:annoys 

an.noy

v.（动词）
an.noyed,an.noy.ing,an.noys
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause slight irritation to (another) by troublesome, often repeated acts.
使生气，使烦恼：用烦人的，通常是重复性的行为使（别人）生气
To harass or disturb by repeated attacks.
打搅，干扰，扰乱：用屡次的攻击使人厌烦或打扰
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be annoying.
招人讨厌，惹人烦恼

来源：
Middle English anoien
中古英语 anoien
from Old French anoier, ennuyer
源自 古法语 anoier, ennuyer
from Vulgar Latin *inodi3re [to make odious]
源自 俗拉丁语 *inodi3re [招人讨厌]
from Latin in odio [odious]
源自 拉丁语 in odio [可憎的，讨厌的]
in [in] * see in- 2
in [在…里] *参见 in-2
odiô [ablative of] odium [hatred] * see od-
odiô [] odium的夺格 [憎恶] *参见 od-

<参考词汇><同义词>annoy,irritate,bother,irk,vex,provoke,aggravate,peeve,rileThese verbs mean to disturb or disquiet a person so as to evoke moderate anger.
这些动词的意思是打搅或扰乱某人使之生气。
Annoy refers to mild disturbance caused by an act that tries one`s patience:
Annoy 指用超过某人耐性的行为引起某人轻微的不安：
例句：
The sound of footsteps on the bare floor annoyed the downstairs neighbors.
楼上地板的脚步声吵得楼下住户心烦。

Irritate is closely related but somewhat stronger:
Irritate 词意思相近但程度上强一些：
例句：
Your interruptions only serve to irritate the entire staff.
你的打扰只能让全体职员都很不快。

Bother implies troublesome imposition:
Bother 表示烦人的干扰：
例句：
Hasn`t he bothered them enough with his phone callsô
难道他的电话声对别人的干扰还不够吗？

Irk connotes a wearisome quality:
Irk 含有使人厌烦的性质：
例句：
The city council`s failure to take action on the legislation irked the community.
市政局立法措施的失败引起了公众的不满。

Vex applies to an act capable of arousing anger or perplexity:
Vex 指一种足以引起别人生气或困惑的行为：
例句：
Hecklers in the crowd asked irrelevant questions for the sole purpose of vexing the speaker.
人群中的发问者们问了些不相干的问题，只是为了难住发言人。

Provoke implies strong and often deliberate incitement to anger:
Provoke 指强烈地故意煽动别人愤怒：
例句：
Her behavior was enough to provoke an angel.
她的行为足以让天使发怒。

Aggravate is an approximate equivalent:
Aggravate 意思与前面一个词基本相同：
例句：
.Threats only served to aggravate people in such cases. (Thackeray).
.这种情况下威胁不过是为了激怒人们. （萨克雷）。

Peeve, somewhat informal in tone, suggests rather minor disturbance that produces a querulous, resentful response:
Peeve 语气上有些非正式，指很小的干扰引起了牢骚的，怨恨的反应：
例句：
The flippancy of your answer peeved me. To
你轻率的回答令我懊恼。至于

rile is to upset one`s equanimity and stir one up:
rile 一词指使某人失去平静，煽动起某人：
例句：
It riled me no end to listen to such lies.
这致使我没完没了地听这种谎话