The constant hum of the fluorescent lights in the laboratory proved irritating to researchers trying to concentrate on delicate measurements.
实验室里荧光灯持续的嗡嗡声，让试图专注于精细测量的研究人员感到恼火。
Which choice best defines “irritating”?
B — Making someone feel annoyed or angry. “irritating” means making someone feel annoyed or angry.
Which word means “making someone feel annoyed or angry”?
B — irritating. “irritating” means making someone feel annoyed or angry.
irritating — making someone feel annoyed or angry. In Chinese: 令人恼火的.
irritating is pronounced /ˈɪrɪteɪtɪŋ/.
The constant hum of the fluorescent lights in the laboratory proved irritating to researchers trying to concentrate on delicate measurements. (实验室里荧光灯持续的嗡嗡声，让试图专注于精细测量的研究人员感到恼火。)
annoying, vexing, bothersome — all close in meaning to irritating (making someone feel annoyed or angry).
pleasing, soothing — each the opposite of irritating (making someone feel annoyed or angry).
Yes. irritating 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.