an‧ger 1 W3 / æŋɡə $ -ər / 名词 [不可数名词]

1 a strong feeling of wanting to hurt or criticize someone because they have done something bad to you or been unkind to you :

There is growing anger among the people against the government.

anger at

She struggled to control her anger at her son’s disobedience.

in anger

‘That’s a lie!’ he shouted in anger.

2 do/use something in anger to do or use something for the first time, or in a real situation :

He joined the club last month, but has yet to kick a ball in anger.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

be filled with anger/be full of anger His face was suddenly filled with anger.

be shaking with anger My aunt was shaking with anger as she left the room.

be seething with anger (= be extremely angry ) Seething with anger and frustration, Polly pushed back her chair and stood up.

express your anger ( also vent your anger formal ) (= show your anger ) Demonstrators expressed their anger by burning American flags.

hide your anger For a second he was unable to hide his anger.

control/contain your anger I could not control my anger any longer.

arouse/provoke anger ( also stir up anger informal ) (= make people angry ) The referee’s decision provoked anger among the fans.

fuel anger (= make people even more angry ) The row could fuel growing anger among the Labour party.

sb’s anger goes away/subsides/fades (= it stops ) I counted to ten and waited for my anger to go away. | His anger slowly subsided.

形容词

deep/great/fierce anger There is deep anger against the occupying forces.

growing/rising/mounting anger There is growing anger among drivers over the rise in fuel prices.

widespread anger (= among many people ) The decision to build the airport has provoked widespread anger.

public/popular anger By now public anger in America was mounting.

suppressed/pent-up anger (= that you have tried not to show ) Her voice shook with suppressed anger.

real anger There is real anger about the amount of money that has been wasted.

righteous anger often disapproving (= anger felt when you think something should not be allowed to happen ) The speech was full of righteous anger against the West.

短语

a fit/outburst of anger (= an occasion when someone suddenly becomes angry ) His occasional outbursts of anger shocked those around him.

a feeling of anger He was overcome by a sudden feeling of anger against the people who had put him there.

THESAURUS

anger a strong emotion that you feel because someone has behaved badly or because a situation seems bad or unfair : Andrea still feels a lot of anger towards her mom, who left when she was a little girl. | I’ve said some things in anger that have almost cost me my marriage.

annoyance slight anger or impatience : He expressed annoyance at the way his comments had been misinterpreted. | The meetings were held in secret, much to the annoyance of some members of Congress.

irritation a feeling of being annoyed and impatient, especially because something keeps happening or someone keeps saying something : He could not hide his irritation at her persistent questioning. | Unwanted sales calls are a source of irritation for many people.

frustration a feeling of being annoyed, especially because you cannot do what you want or because you cannot change or control a situation : You can imagine my frustration when I found out that the next bus didn’t leave till 4 hours later. | There is a growing sense of frustration over the situation in Burma. | The government has expressed frustration at the slow legal process.

exasperation a feeling of being very annoyed because you cannot control a situation, learn to do something, or understand something, even though you are trying very hard : Isaac sighed in exasperation. | Exasperation at the team’s lack of success was evident among the fans.

resentment anger because you think you are being treated badly or unfairly : The sudden increase in the numbers of immigrants has caused resentment among local people.

indignation anger and surprise about an unfair situation : His voice sounded full of indignation. | The scandal caused righteous indignation among opposition politicians.

ill/bad feeling anger between two people because of something that has happened : I had no ill feeling towards him.

rancour British English , rancor American English formal a feeling of anger and hatred towards someone who you cannot forgive because they harmed you in the past : Even though he had lost the court case, he had shown no rancour.

spleen formal anger, especially anger that is unreasonable : He vented his spleen (= said why he was angry ) against the airline in an article in the Times.

extreme anger

fury a very strong feeling of anger : The judge sparked fury when he freed a man who had attacked three women. | The decision caused fury among local people.

rage a very strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control or is expressed very suddenly or violently : When we accused him of lying, he flew into a rage (= became very angry very suddenly ) . | Brown killed his wife in a jealous rage.

outrage extreme anger and shock because you think something is unfair or wrong : The racist comments caused outrage in India and Britain.

wrath formal extreme anger : Pietersen was the next to incur the wrath of the referee (= make him angry ) .