incense
翻译
激怒, 使…大怒
例句
His rude comments incensed the audience.
他粗鲁的评论激怒了观众。
She was incensed by the injustice.
她对这种不公正感到愤怒。
语法模式
((sb.)) 激怒(某人)。 His rude comments incensed the audience.
((to be incensed)) ((by/at sth.)) 被(某事)激怒。 She was incensed by the injustice.
近义词
同义词:enrage, infuriate, anger;反义词:placate, soothe, calm。
词源
源自拉丁语“incendere”,意为“点燃”,比喻“用激情或愤怒点燃”。
记忆技巧
想象某人的脾气被“点燃”了——这就是“incense”某人的意思。