exasperated

/ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪd/ (ame, ipa) · /ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrā-təd/ (ame, mw)

exasperated — adjective

  • exasperatedpositive
  • more exasperatedcomparative
  • most exasperatedsuperlative

1. feeling strongly annoyed and tired after a long effort to fix or change somethin

1.形容詞B2
釋義

feeling strongly annoyed and tired after a long effort to fix or change something that keeps going wrong

例句

Zayd sounded exasperated on the phone after the third delivery driver got lost.

predicative use after linking verb: sound/be exasperated

Élise was exasperated by the printer, which kept jamming every time she pressed start.

pattern: exasperated by + thing that frustrates you

同義詞
  • frustrated

    near-synonym; slightly milder, focuses on blocked progress rather than worn-out patience

  • irritated

    lower intensity; short-term annoyance, not necessarily after long effort

  • fed up

    informal; conveys the same 'had enough' feeling in everyday speech

反義詞
  • patient

    describes the calm endurance that exasperated has run out of

文法句型

be exasperated by/with

exasperated at

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person reacting to something repeated or unresolved (a stubborn problem, a stalling colleague, a slow process). Frequently followed by 'by' (with the source of annoyance) or 'with' (with a person). The attributive form most often modifies sigh, look, wave, tone, voice.

常見錯誤

❌I am exasperating about the delay.
✅I am exasperated by the delay.
💡the -ed form describes how YOU feel; the -ing form (exasperating) describes the thing causing the feeling.
❌She felt exasperated of her brother.
✅She felt exasperated with her brother.
💡use 'with' for the person you are annoyed at, not 'of'.