When someone is irate, they are extremely angry — not a little cross, but really burning. People often use the word when the anger comes from feeling treated in an unfair way: a shop that will not take something back, a bill that looks wrong, a flight that is cancelled with no help.

When someone is irate當一個人irate（暴怒）的時候 they are extremely angry代表他們氣到極點 not a little cross不是有點惱火 but really burning而是真的在冒火 People often use the word when the anger comes from feeling treated in an unfair way大家常在這種怒氣是因為覺得被不公平對待時，用這個字 a shop that will not take something back, a bill that looks wrong, a flight that is cancelled with no help像是一家店不肯退換東西、一張帳單看起來不對，或一班飛機被取消卻沒有人幫忙處理

You will meet it more in newspapers and careful writing than in everyday talk. A headline might say “irate passengers” or “an irate letter.” In the street, the same person would more likely say they were furious, or just very angry.

You will meet it more in newspapers and careful writing than in everyday talk你會比較常在報紙和講究的文章裡遇到這個字，而不是日常口語 A headline might say "irate passengers" or "an irate letter."標題可能會寫「irate passengers」（憤怒的乘客）或「an irate letter」（一封憤怒的投書） In the street, the same person would more likely say they were furious, or just very angry在街頭，同一個人比較可能會說自己furious（超級生氣），或就是very angry（非常生氣）

It is an adjective: an irate customer, an irate parent. You cannot say “I irate” — that is the wrong shape.

It is an adjective這是一個形容詞 an irate customer, an irate parentan irate customer（一位暴怒的顧客）、an irate parent（一位暴怒的家長） You cannot say "I irate"你不能說「I irate」 that is the wrong shape那樣的用法是錯的

Though actually, it sits a little above ordinary angry: it sounds formal, almost like a label the writer puts on a crowd.

Though actually不過其實 it sits a little above ordinary angry它比一般的angry還要再高一階 it sounds formal聽起來很正式 almost like a label the writer puts on a crowd幾乎像是作者貼在一群人身上的標籤