The constant hum of the laboratory's ventilation system can irritate researchers who require absolute silence for precise measurements.
实验室通风系统持续的嗡嗡声会激怒那些需要绝对安静进行精确测量的研究人员。
Which choice best defines “irritate”?
C — Annoy, bother. “irritate” means annoy, bother.
Which word means “annoy, bother”?
C — irritate. “irritate” means annoy, bother.
irritate — annoy, bother. In Chinese: 激怒，使恼怒.
irritate is pronounced /ˈɪrɪteɪt/.
The constant hum of the laboratory's ventilation system can irritate researchers who require absolute silence for precise measurements. (实验室通风系统持续的嗡嗡声会激怒那些需要绝对安静进行精确测量的研究人员。)
annoy, provoke, bother — all close in meaning to irritate (annoy, bother).
soothe, please — each the opposite of irritate (annoy, bother).
Yes. irritate is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
irri(anger)+tate.