- [uncountable]
the feeling of being slightly angry 惱怒；生氣；煩惱 He could not conceal his annoyance at being interrupted. 他因受擾而難掩怒色。 Much to our annoyance, they decided not to come after all. 他們最終決定不來，使我們很生氣。 She stamped her foot in annoyance. 她氣得直跺腳。 His behaviour caused great annoyance to his colleagues. 他的行爲給他的同事帶來了極大的煩惱。
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsc1A flicker of annoyance crossed his face. 他的臉上掠過一絲惱怒的神情。 She tried not to show her annoyance. 她盡力不顯得惱火。 He had a look of mild annoyance on his face. 他臉上現出有點兒惱怒的表情。 He wore an expression of pure annoyance. 他一臉十分煩惱的表情。 Her cheeks flushed with annoyance. 她氣得臉頰通紅。 I dropped out of college, much to the annoyance of my parents. 我從大學退學使父母大爲惱火。 I felt some annoyance when he told me his plans. 他告訴我他的計劃時，我覺得有些惱火。 She tapped the table with her pen in obvious annoyance. 她用鋼筆敲着桌子，顯然很生氣。 She could not hide her annoyance with him over his failure to cooperate. 她無法掩飾對他不合作的惱怒。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- great
- intense
- obvious
- …
- flicker
- cause
- feel
- express
- …
- in annoyance
- with annoyance
- annoyance at
- …
- a look of annoyance
- to somebody’s annoyance
- much to somebody’s annoyance
- …
- [countable]
something that makes you slightly angry 使人煩惱的事；令人生氣的事物 The delay is now shorter but still an annoyance. 延遲的時間現在變短了，但還是讓人厭煩。 petty annoyances and irritations 各種小煩惱
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- minor
- petty
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French anoiance, from anoier (verb), anoi (noun), based on Latin in odio in the phrase mihi in odio est ‘it is hateful to me’.