angry/'æŋgrɪ/

a. having a strong feeling of wanting to hurt or criticize sb because they have done sth bad or unfair

➭ cf. -rier

➭ sf. -riest

a. 生气的，愤怒的：an angry crowd 愤怒的人群

◇[angry with（或at） sb for (doing) sth] Please don't be angry with me. 请别生我的气。

◇I'm very angry with myself for doing such a thing. 我为做了这样一件事而很生自己的气。

◇[angry at（或about/over） sth] John's still angry about the thing. 约翰仍为此事发火。

◇[angry (that) ...] He's angry that people have called him a thief. 人们称他为贼，他很恼火。

构词anger + -y

巧记 同类构词hunger → hungry。

常犯错误

✗ Consumers are angry with the price increase.

✓ Consumers are angry about the price increase. 顾客们对这次提价很愤怒。

谚语A hungry man is an angry man. 饥汉易怒。