选词 · B2
Annoyed, irritated, furious, indignant, livid
Anger words differ by strength, by cause and by whether the anger shows. Annoyed and cross are mild. Irritated is mild and repeated. Furious and livid are at the top of the scale. Indignant is anger at unfairness. Resentful is anger that has lasted years. Seething is real anger that is being kept off the face.
用哪个词，为什么
- annoyed
mildly angry
Slightly angry about something specific.
annoyed with you · annoyed about the delay
- irritated
mildly angry, and it keeps happening
Made impatient by something repeated or persistent.
irritated by the noise · increasingly irritated
- furious
the top of the scale
Extremely angry.
absolutely furious · furious with him
- lividinformal
the top of the scale, more colloquial
Extremely angry.
he was livid · livid about it
- indignant
angry because it is unfair or insulting to you
Angry at treatment you consider unjust.
indignant at the suggestion · an indignant letter
- resentful
angry for years, quietly
Feeling lasting bitterness about unfair treatment.
resentful of his success · deeply resentful
- iratejournalistic
formal — the word newspapers use for customers
Very angry.
irate customers · irate passengers
- exasperated
worn down by failing to get through
Annoyed to the point of giving up, after repeated failed attempts.
exasperated sigh · exasperated by the delays
- seething
very angry, and hiding it
Extremely angry without showing it outwardly.
seething with rage · quietly seething
- crossinformal
mildly angry — gentle, often used with children
A little angry.
cross with you · do not be cross
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I was slightly that nobody had told me, but it was hardly a disaster.