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To enrage someone is to make them very angry — not a bit , not merely cross, but pushed into real rage. You enrage a person, a crowd, or even an animal; the feeling itself is rage, and this verb is 'put into rage'.
To enrage someoneEnrage一個人 is to make them very angry就是讓他們非常生氣 — not a bit annoyed, not merely cross不是有點不爽,也不只是有點火大,but pushed into real rage而是被逼到真正的暴怒。You enrage a person, a crowd, or even an animal你可以enrage一個人、一群人,甚至一隻動物;the feeling itself is rage這個感覺本身就是rage(暴怒),and this verb is 'put into rage'而這個動詞的意思就是「使人陷入暴怒」。
News and stories like it: the decision enraged voters; his comments enraged her. It is fairly strong and a little formal; in everyday talk a student might just say made me so angry.
News and stories like it新聞和故事很愛用這個字:the decision enraged votersthe decision enraged voters(這個決定激怒了選民);his comments enraged herhis comments enraged her(他的話激怒了她)。It is fairly strong and a little formal這個字語氣滿強烈,也有點正式;in everyday talk a student might just say平常講話學生可能就直接說 made me so angrymade me so angry(讓我超生氣)。
Though actually, the form you will meet most is the adjective enraged — she was enraged by the news — more than the live verb at the dinner table. It is almost always about beings who can feel; using it of a broken machine is a joke, not the usual sense.
Though actually, the form you will meet most is the adjective enraged不過其實,你最常遇到的形式是形容詞enraged — she was enraged by the newsshe was enraged by the news(她被那則新聞氣炸了) — more than the live verb at the dinner table而不是飯桌上真的當動詞用的那種說法。It is almost always about beings who can feel這個字幾乎都是用在有感覺的生物身上;using it of a broken machine is a joke, not the usual sense拿來形容壞掉的機器只是玩笑話,不是正常用法。
組成en- (put into) + rage (violent anger). From Old French enrager, from rage.
同家族的字
- ragethe strong anger this verb puts someone into
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
enrageverb/ɪnˈɹeɪd͡ʒ/
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To become angry or wild.
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To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.
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obsoleteTo provoke to madness, to make insane.
- La[dy Macbeth]. I pray you ſpeake not: he growes worſe & worſe Queſtion enrages him: at once, goodnight. […] Len[nox]. Good night, and better health Attend his Maieſty.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。