英语词汇“anger”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

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ANGER

(as) mad as a hatter

angry.

You make me so angry! I'm as mad as a hatter.John can't control his temper. He's always mad as a hatter.

(as) mad as a hornet

angry.

You make me so angry. I'm as mad as a hornet.Jane can get mad as a hornet when somebody criticizes her.

(as) mad as a wet hen

angry. (Folksy.)

Bob was screaming and shouting—as mad as a wet hen.What you said made Mary mad as a wet hen.

(as) mad as hell

very angry. (Informal. Use hell with caution.)

He made his wife as mad as hell.Those terrorists make me mad as hell.

burned up

very angry.

I've never been so burned up in my life.I'm really burned up at Bob.

burn with a low blue flame

to be very angry. (Refers to the imaginary heat caused by extreme anger.)

By the time she showed up three hours late, I was burning with a low blue flame.Whenever Ann gets mad, she just presses her lips together and burns with a low blue flame.

fit to be tied

very angry and excited. (Folksy. To be so angry that one has to be restrained with ropes.)

If I'm not home on time, my parents will befit to be tied.When Ann saw the bill, she was fit to be tied.

foam at the mouth

to be very angry. (Informal. Related to a "mad dog"—a dog with rabies—which foams at the mouth.)

Bob was raving—foaming at the mouth. I've never seen anyone so angry.Bill foamed at the mouth in anger.

have a low boiling point

to anger easily. (Informal.)

Be nice to John. He's upset and has a low boiling point.Mr. Jones sure has a low boiling point. I hardly said anything, and he got angry.

hot under the collar

very angry.

The boss was really hot under the collar when you told him you lost the contract.I get hot under the collar every time I think about it.

in high dudgeon

feeling or exhibiting great resentment; taking great offense at something. (Often with leave.)

After the rude remarks, the person who was insulted left in high dudgeon.Dennis strode from the room in high dudgeon, and we knew he would get his revenge eventually.

keep one's temper and hold one's temper

not to get angry; to hold back an expression of anger.

She should have learned to keep her temper when she was a child.Sally got thrown off the team because she couldn't hold her temper.

loaded for bear

angry. (Slang and folksy.)

He left here in a rage. He was really loaded for bear.When I got home from work, I was really loaded for bear. What a horrible day!

on the warpath

angry and upset (at someone). (Informal.)

Oh, oh. Here comes Mrs. Smith. She's on the warpath again.Why are you always on the warpath? What's wrong?

see red

to be angry. (Informal.)

Whenever I think of the needless destruction of trees, I see red.Bill really saw red when the tax bill arrived.

steamed up

angry. (Informal.)

What Bob said really got me steamed up.Why do you get so steamed up about nothing?

up in arms

rising up in anger; (figuratively or literally) armed with weapons.

My father was really up in arms when he got his tax bill this year.The citizens were up in arms, pounding on the gates of the palace, demanding justice.

ANGER - RELEASE

blow a gasket and blow a fuse; blow one's cork; blow one's top; blow one's stack

to become very angry; to lose one's temper. (Slang.)

I was so mad I almost blew a gasket.I've never heard such a thing. I'm going to blow a fuse.I blew my cork when he hit me.I was so mad I could have blown my top.I makes me so mad I could blow my stack.

blow up (at someone)

to get angry at someone; to lose one's temper and yell at someone.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to blow up.You'd blow up, too, if you'd had a day like mine.

cool off and cool down

to let one's anger die away.

I'm sorry I got angry. I'll cool off in a minute.Cool off, Tom. There is no sense getting so excited.

fly off the handle

to lose one's temper. (Informal.)

Every time anyone mentions taxes, Mrs. Brown flies off the handle.If she keeps flying off the handle like that, she'll have a heart attack.

get mad (at someone or something)

to become angry at someone or something.

Don’t get mad at me. I didn't do it.I got mad at my car. It won't start.I get mad every time I think about it.

give vent to something

to express anger. (The something is usually anger, ire, irritation, etc.)

John gave vent to his anger by yelling at Sally.Bill couldn't give vent to his frustration because he had been warned to keep quiet.

have a conniption (fit)

to get angry or hysterical. (Folksy.)

I got so mad I thought I was going to have a conniption.My father had a conniption fit when I got home this morning.

have a fit

to be very angry. (Informal.)

The teacher had a fit when the dog ran through the classroom.John had a fit when he found his car had been damaged.

hit the ceiling

to become very angry.(Informal.)

My father hit the ceiling when I damaged the car.Our employer hit the ceiling when we lost an important contract.

let off steam and blow off steam

to release excess energy or anger. (Informal.)

Whenever John gets a little angry, he blows off steam.Don't worry about John. He's just letting off steam.

lose one's cool and blow one's cool

to lose one's temper; to lose one's nerve.(Slang.)

Wow, he really lost his cool! What a tantrum!Whatever you do, don't blow your cool.

lose one's temper

to become angry.

Please don't lose your temper. It's not good for you.I'm sorry that I lost my temper.

pop one's cork

to become very angry.

My mother popped her cork when she heard about my grades.Calm down! Don't pop your cork.

take something out on someone or something

to direct (or redirect) one's anger or fear onto someone or something.

I don't care if you're mad at your brother. Don't take it out on me!John took his anger out on the wall by kicking it.

tear one's hair (out)

to be anxious, frustrated, or angry.

I was so nervous, I was about to tear my hair.I had better get home. My parents will be tearing their hair out.

throw a fit

to become very angry; to put on a display of anger. (Folksy.)

Sally threw a fit when I showed up without the things she asked me to buy.My dad threw a fit when I got home three hours late.

vent one's spleen

to get rid of one's feelings of anger caused by someone or something by attacking someone or something else.

Jack vented his spleen at his wife whenever things went badly at work.Peter vented his spleen on his car by kicking it when he lost the race.

burst with (an emotion)

Of an emotion, to be so filled up with something as to be unable to contain it. I was bursting with anger after they fired me from my job. My kids burst with joy when we told them we were going to the theme park over the weekend.

never let the sun go down on your anger

Always make amends before the day is done; do not go to sleep angry. I know you're mad at him right now, but you should never let the sun go down on your anger.

blanch with (an emotion)

To become visibly pale as a result of feeling a particular emotion. All of my friends ran into the creepy haunted house, but I blanched with fear when I saw it. Stella blanched with disgust at the plate of cooked ants that had been set before her.

boil with (an emotion)

To express or feel an emotion, typically anger, very intensely. Things are often tense between my mom and my aunt, so when they had to spend days together on our family vacation, they were soon boiling with anger. When I saw that someone had backed into my new car, I immediately boiled with rage.

bristle with rage

To show sudden anger. I bristled with rage when I saw that someone had hit my car overnight.

more in sorrow than in anger

Primarily motivated by sadness, even though appearing angry. Oh, I'm sure she said that more in sorrow than in anger—she's still reeling from her husband's death, after all.

cage of anger

A state of intense anger or rage that inhibits one's ability to forgive others or move on with one's life. Tom has been trapped in a cage of anger ever since his wife and child were killed, lashing out at everyone and everything around him. I know what she did was horrible, but you can't stay in this cage of anger your whole life.

eaten up with (something)

Obsessed, overcome, or preoccupied with some negative emotion. I've been eaten up with anger ever since I found out that my co-worker totally sabotaged me for that promotion. I'm really worried about Wendy—she's still eaten up with guilt over what happened.

express (one's) anger

To release or share one's anger in some way. I express a lot of my anger in therapy. He never expressed his anger to me, so I had no idea he was so unhappy.

fire (one) with (an emotion)

To cause one to feel a particular emotion. Overhearing Tim's nasty comments about me fired me with anger. I was having a rough day until thoughts of our upcoming beach vacation fired me with joy.

flame with (an emotion)

Of the eyes, to seem to convey a particular feeling or emotion with intensity. Callie's eyes flamed with anger when I accused her of cheating on the test. Of course John's interested in you—his eyes are practically flaming with desire every time he looks at you.

flash with (an emotion)

Of the eyes, to seem to convey a particular feeling or emotion with intensity. Callie's eyes flashed with anger when I accused her of cheating on the test. Of course John's interested in you—his eyes practically flash with desire every time he looks at you. Yeah, my mom knows you—her eyes flashed with recognition when I said your name.

bristle with rage

and bristle with anger; bristle with indignation

Fig. to demonstrate one's anger, rage, or displeasure with a strong negative response. (Alludes to a dog or cat raising the hair on its back in anger or as a threat.) She was just bristling with anger. I don't know what set her off. Walter bristled with rage as he saw the damage to his new car.

express one's anger

to allow a release or expression of anger, such as through angry words, violence, or talking out a problem. Don't keep your emotions inside of you. You have to learn to express your anger. Bob expresses his anger by yelling at people.

fire someone with anger

and fire someone with enthusiasm; fire someone with hope; fire someone with expectations

Fig. [for someone's words] to fill someone with eagerness or the desire to do something. The speech fired the audience with enthusiasm for change. We were fired with anger to protest against the government.

flame with anger

and flame with resentment; flame with lust; flame with vengeance

Fig. [for someone's eyes] to "blaze" or seem to communicate a particular quality or excitement, usually a negative feeling. His eyes flamed with resentment when he heard Sally's good news. Her eyes flamed with hatred.

flash with anger

and flash with recognition; flash with eagerness

[for someone's eyes] to "glimmer" or seem to communicate a particular quality or excitement. Her green eyes flashed with anger. Ellen's eyes flashed with recognition when she saw me.

more in sorrow than in anger

Saddened rather than infuriated by someone's behavior. For example, When Dad learned that Jack had stolen a car, he looked at him more in sorrow than in anger . This expression first appeared in 1603 in Shakespeare's Hamlet (1:2), where Horatio describes to Hamlet the appearance of his father's ghost: "A countenance more in sorrow than in anger."

more in sorrow than in anger

with regret or sadness rather than with anger.

This is taken from Hamlet. When Hamlet asks Horatio to describe the expression on the face of his father's ghost, Horatio replies ‘a countenance more in sorrow than in anger’.

do something more in ˌsorrow than in ˈanger

do something because you feel sad or sorry rather than angry: They said they were threatening legal action more in sorrow than in anger.

the cage of anger

n. a prison. (Streets.) The judge put JoJo into the cage of anger for a three-year stretch.