Collocations 2

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Lecturer : NGUYỄN HỮU HẠNH

Unit 10: ANGRY / BAD TEMPERED.
(tức giận / xấu tính)

1- angry [`æηgri]{with s.o. (for doing sth); about / at sth) feeling or showing strong dissatisfaction: tức giận; cáu.
There were some angry scenes outside the factory yesterday when the management
announced the loss of four hundred jobs.
Many people are angry about the Government`s decision to increase taxes.
She`s angry with him for forgetting her birthday.
2- annoyed [ə`nɔid] (with s.o.; about/at sth) slightly angry, often because of smaller,
more ordinary things: hơi cáu; bực mình.
I`m really annoyed about missing that train.
My mother used to get annoyed with us if we got our clothes dirty.
3- to annoy [ə`nɔi] (s.o.) to cause someone to be annoyed: làm bực mình; gây ra sự tức giận nhẹ cho ai.
It annoys me that she never listens to anyone else`s opinion.
4- annoying [ə`nɔiiη] causing you to be annoyed: gây bực mình.
She`s got a really annoying habit of staring at people.
5- furious [`fjuəriəs] (with s.o.; about/at sth) very angry: rất tức giận; tức tối.
I`m furious with him for letting me down like that!
He was furious at being made to wait.
6- to infuriate [in`fjuərieit] (s.o.) to cause someone to feel furious: làm cho ai rất tức giận.
The decision to close the village school has infuriated most parents.
7- infuriating [in`fjuərieitiη] extremely annoying: gây tức giận vô cùng; gây tức tối.
It’s infuriating not to be able to get a ticket
8- irritated [`iriteitid] annoyed, often because you want something to stop: bực mình; bị chọc tức ( vì mất kiên nhẫn).
She seemed rather irritated by his whistling.
9- to irritate [`iriteit] (s.o.) to cause someone to feel irritated: làm phát cáu; chọc tức.
His voice irritates me because it`s so loud.
10 - irritating [`iriteitiη] causing you to feel irritated: gây bực tức; gây khó chịu.
It`s irritating when people ask stupid questions.
11- irritable [`iritəbl] tending to get irritated easily and often for no good reason:
dễ cáu ; cáu kỉnh.
She`s usually quite irritable-in the mornings, especially if she’s had a late night.
12- touchy [`tʌt∫i] (about sth) easily annoyed or upset: hay tự ái; dễ động lòng.
You`re very touchy tonight - I can`t seem to say anything right.
He`s still quite touchy about the break-up of his marriage, so try not to mention it.
13- bad-tempered [`bæd`tempəd] angry and irritable; tending to get angry easily: xấu tính, hay cáu, dễ nổi nóng.
He gets bad-tempered when he`s tired and shouts a lot.
14- to have a bad temper: to get angry frequently and easily: có tính nóng nảy; có tính xấu.
She never argues with him because he`s got such a bad
15- to lose your temper: to become suddenly and uncontrollably angry: không kiềm chế được cơn giận.
After being made to wait for over an hour, she finally lost her temper and started screaming at the receptionist.
16- to go mad/crazy(colloquial) suddenly to become very angry: nổi điên; nổi cơn thịnh nộ.
He went mad when I told him that I`d changed my mind.
She`ll go crazy if I`m late for dinner
17- to have a fit (colloquial) suddenly to become very angry: nổi cơn thịnh nộ.
He had a fit when he realized that he would have to do the whole job again.
18- to take it out on (s.o.):to make someone suffer because you feel angry, even though it is not their fault: cư xử một cách khó chịu đối với ai vì tức giận; trút cơn giận lên đầu ai.
Stop shouting at me! Just because you`ve had a bad day, it doesn`t mean
you have to take it out on me.
19- an outburst [`autbə:st] a sudden explosion of anger: cơn giận dữ; sự bộc phát.
His outburst surprised me - I had no idea he was so angry about the situation
20- a tantrum [`tæntrəm] a sudden explosion of anger (especially by a child or by someone behaving childishly): cơn hờn; cơn cáu kỉnh (nhất là của một đứa bé).
He had a tantrum because he couldn’t have what he wanted.
21- frustrated [frʌs`treitid] dissatisfied