irritate
单词辨析：
尤指故意激怒某人，含有挑衅之意。
He would not have scolded you if he hadn't been provoked.
如果不是被惹恼了，他是不会责骂你的。
Paul insisted that he was provoked into fighting.
保罗坚持说他是因为被激怒才打架的。
指激怒某人，其程度通常高于 annoy。
What angered her most was his total lack of apology.
最让她生气的是他居然一句道歉的话都没有。
The teacher was angered by his lies.
老师对他的谎话感到愤怒。
普通用词，程度较轻，强调不断地烦扰，尤指以重复性的行为让人心烦或恼火。
We were annoyed by mosquitoes.
蚊子真让我们恼火。
His words annoyed me.
他的话惹恼了我。
She was annoyed by his repeated questions.
他翻来覆去的发问让她非常生气。
强调没完没了的发问、噪音等惹人生气。
Don't badger me with your silly questions.
请不要问些傻问题来烦我。
I was badgered with sirens.
汽笛声让我心烦意乱。
主要侧重于动作、客观事物对人的搅扰，而不强调人的心理及思维方面。
She is very busy; please don't bother her.
她很忙，请不要打扰她。
I'm sorry to bother you, can you tell me the way to the station?
对不起打扰你一下，到火车站怎么走？
常指打断他人的睡眠、工作等，语气较强。
The noise outside disturbed my sleep.
外面的嘈杂声让我睡不好觉。
Do not disturb.
请勿打扰。
尤指为获得某种东西（如信息、隐情等）而不停地追着骚扰某人。
The reporters wouldn't stop hounding him.
记者们不停地烦扰他。
指因重复或长时间做某事而使人不快。
It really irritates me when he gets up at noon at weekends.
他周末总是中午才起床，真让我恼火。
尤指不断地要求某人做某事，强调纠缠至其难以忍受的地步。
Journalists pestered him for information.
记者缠着他打听消息。
He was pestered with complaints from his wife.
妻子没完没了的抱怨真让他烦恼不已。
相关例句：
Does it irritate you sometimes the way your son or daughter dresses?
有时候，你的儿子或女儿穿衣服的方式是不是让你特别生气呢？
Young people often irritate their parents with their choices in clothes and hairstyles, in entertainment and music.
年轻人经常在选择服装、发型、娱乐和音乐上激怒父母。
Patients should be warned that camphor oil can irritate the skin.
但是得告知病人樟脑油可能对皮肤有刺激性。
People who smoke really irritate me. I can't stand to be near them.
抽烟的人使我反感。我不能容忍靠近他们。
That a name like mine could shame and irritate.
像我那样的名字会让人羞愧和愤怒。
The tissue growth can irritate the organs and other structures that it touches, causing you pain.
子宫内膜生长可激惹器官和其它接触到的结构导致疼痛。