| 词组 | anger |
| 释义 | anger /ˈæŋɡə $ -ər/ noun a strong feeling you have when someone has done something badphrasesbe filled with anger/be full of anger His voice was full of anger. | People are now filled with anger and despair.be seething with anger (=be extremely angry) Seething with anger and frustration, Polly stood up.be shaking/trembling with anger My aunt was shaking with anger as she left the room.be speechless with anger She watched him leave, speechless with anger.a feeling of anger He was overcome by a sudden feeling of anger against the people who had put him there.a fit/outburst of anger (=an occasion when someone suddenly expresses anger) His occasional outbursts of anger shocked those around him.a surge/wave of anger (=a sudden feeling of anger) She felt a surge of anger.sb’s face is white/flushed/dark with anger When he looked at me, his face was white with anger.verbs + angerfeel anger He felt no anger, just sorrow.express/show your anger also vent your anger formal Demonstrators expressed their anger by burning American flags.cause/provoke/arouse/stir up anger (=make people angry) The referee’s decision provoked anger among the fans.fuel anger (=make people even more angry) The announcement fuelled public anger against the government.explode with anger (=suddenly express great anger) When he found he had been cheated, he exploded with anger.control/contain your anger I could not control my anger any longer.hide your anger For a second she was unable to hide her anger.anger + verbssb’s anger goes away/subsides/fades (=it stops) I counted to ten and waited for my anger to go away. | His anger slowly subsided.sb’s anger grows/rises Her anger and resentment grew as she drove home. | Thinking this, he felt his anger rise again.anger boils up/wells up inside sb (=someone suddenly becomes very angry) She could feel the anger boiling up inside her.adjectivesdeep/great/fierce anger There is deep anger against the occupying forces.growing/rising/mounting anger There is growing anger among drivers over the rise in fuel prices.widespread anger (=among many people) The decision to build the airport has provoked widespread anger.real anger There is real anger about the amount of money that has been wasted.public/popular anger By now public anger in the US was mounting.suppressed/pent-up anger (=that you have tried not to show) Her voice shook with suppressed anger.righteous anger (=anger felt when you think something should not be allowed to happen) The speech was full of righteous anger against the West.anger + nounsanger management (=controlling your anger) He took an anger management course in prison.prepositionsanger at sth/sb Her anger at him was obvious from her voice.anger over/about sth There was widespread anger over the government’s decision to increase taxes.anger against/towards sb All his anger against Edward had gone.in anger (=when you are angry) He said it in anger, and regretted it later.THESAURUS: anger annoyance slight anger or impatience: He expressed annoyance at the way his comments had been misunderstood by the press. | The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress. irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient, especially because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something: He could not hide his irritation at her questions about his private life. | Unwanted sales calls are a source of irritation for many people. frustration a feeling of being annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change or control a situation: You can imagine my frustration when I found out that the next bus didn’t leave till 4 hours later. | There is a growing sense of frustration over the situation in Burma. | The government has expressed frustration at the slow legal process. exasperation a feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard: Isaac sighed in exasperation. | There is a lot of exasperation at the team’s lack of success among the fans. resentment anger because you think you are being treated badly or unfairly: The sudden increase in the number of foreign workers has caused resentment among some local people. indignation anger and surprise about an unfair situation: His voice sounded full of indignation. | The scandal caused righteous indignation among many right-wing politicians (=indignation which shows you feel right to feel angry about a situation - often used in a disapproving way). ill/bad feeling anger between two people because of something that has happened: I had no ill feeling towards him. rancour BrE rancor AmE formal a feeling of anger and hatred towards someone who you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past: Even though he had lost the court case, he had shown no rancour. | There is a lot of distrust and rancour between the two countries. spleen formal anger, especially anger that is unreasonable: He vented his spleen against the airline in an article in the Times (=he expressed strong feelings of anger against them).extreme anger fury a very strong feeling of anger: The judge sparked fury when he freed a man who had attacked three women. | The decision caused fury among local people. rage a very strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently: When we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage (=became very angry very suddenly). | Brown killed his wife in a jealous rage. outrage extreme anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong: The movie caused outrage in the Arab World. wrath formal great anger or a very angry reaction: The company president will now have to face the wrath of the shareholders. | Pietersen incurred the wrath of the referee (=made him angry). | The country's nuclear test on October 9 drew the wrath of the international community (=made them angry). |
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