antagonise

IPA/ænˈtæɡ.ə.naɪz/
IPA/ænˈtæɡ.ə.naɪz/

antagonise — 動詞

  • antagonisepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • antagonises3rd person singular
  • antagonising-ing form
  • antagonisedpast simple

1. to say or do something that causes someone to feel angry, upset, or unfriendly t

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

惹惱；得罪

使人反感或敵對

to say or do something that causes someone to feel angry, upset, or unfriendly towards you

例句

Roya antagonised her colleagues by constantly interrupting them during meetings.

Roya 在會議上不斷打斷同事，因此惹惱了大家。

antagonise + by [behaviour]

The politician's rude comments antagonised many voters in the city.

那位政治人物粗魯的言論得罪了城裡許多選民。

常見搭配
  • antagonise deliberately
  • antagonise unnecessarily
  • antagonise colleagues/voters/customers
  • antagonise someone with [words/actions]
同義詞
  • alienate

    stronger outcome — to make someone so unfriendly they feel distant or estranged

  • offend

    focuses on hurting someone's feelings rather than provoking active hostility

  • annoy

    milder — to cause slight anger or impatience, not full opposition

反義詞
  • appease

    to calm someone down and make them less hostile

  • pacify

    to bring peace and end anger or opposition

文法句型

antagonise + object (person/group)

用法筆記

Subject is usually a person's words, behaviour, or actions. The focus is on the social outcome — the person you antagonise becomes hostile, not merely annoyed.

常見錯誤

His loud voice antagonised the problem.
His loud voice aggravated the problem.
'antagonise' applies to people, not to objects or situations.
She antagonised about the decision all night.
She agonised about the decision all night.
'antagonise' is transitive and means to provoke hostility; 'agonise' means to worry deeply.

2. to actively work against the effect or action of something such as a drug, chemi

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

抵銷；對抗

削弱藥物或化學作用

to actively work against the effect or action of something such as a drug, chemical, or biological process

例句

This new drug works by antagonising the chemicals that cause inflammation.

這種新藥的作用是抵銷引發發炎的化學物質。

antagonise [chemical] — medical context

The doctor explained how the medicine would antagonise the poison in her bloodstream.

醫生解釋了這種藥物如何對抗她血液中的毒素。

常見搭配
  • antagonise a receptor
  • antagonise an effect
  • antagonise a muscle
  • pharmacologically antagonised
同義詞
  • counteract

    more common in everyday language; neutral in register

  • neutralise

    suggests making something completely harmless rather than just opposing it

反義詞
  • promote

    to actively support or encourage a process or effect

  • enhance

    to increase the power or effect of something

文法句型

antagonise + object (effect/substance/process)

用法筆記

Object is typically an abstract force, effect, or biological process such as a drug, chemical reaction, or muscle action. Common in scientific, medical, and technical writing. Frequently used in the passive voice ('is antagonised by').

常見錯誤

The medicine antagonises the patient.
The medicine antagonises the effects of the poison.
In this sense, the object should be the effect or process, not a person.

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常用片語

  • antagonise someone into doing something

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