irk /ɜːk/ TEM8 ( irking, irked, irks )

• 1. 

  V-T If something irks you, it irritates or annoys you. 使···生气; 使···烦恼 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  The rehearsal process also irked him increasingly.

  排练过程也更加让他厌烦。

  例：

  I must admit it irks me to see this guy get all this free publicity.

  我必须承认看到这家伙得到了这种免费宣传我很生气。

  例：

  It irks them that some people have more of a chance than others for their voices to be heard.

  有些人比其他人有更多的话语权使他们感到不满。

• 2. 

  irked ADJ

  例：

  Clem had seemed a little irked when he left.

  当他离开时，克莱姆看起来有点生气。