exasperated

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

exasperated — 形容詞

  • 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

惱火；煩躁

因長期無法解決而感到既氣憤又無奈

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.

在第三位外送員迷路後，Zayd 在電話上聽起來十分惱火。

predicative use after linking verb: sound/be exasperated

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

印表機每次按下啟動就卡紙，Élise 被搞得很煩躁。

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'.