以下这些动词均有"使人不安或烦恼" 的意思
bother：指使人烦恼而引起的紧张不安或感到不耐烦。
disturb：较正式用词，多用被动态。指拢乱，使人不能平静或妨碍别人工作、思维或正常秩序，是程度较深的烦恼。
trouble：指给人在行动上带来不便或在身心上造成痛苦。
annoy：强调因被迫忍受令人不快、讨厌的事而失去平静或耐心，多指一时的打拢或恼怒。
irritate：语气比annoy强得多，指激怒，使发怒，多指一种短时间的反应。
vex：侧重指因不断的干扰而引起的烦恼，有时含激怒的意味。
以下这些动词均包含 "激怒" 的意思
provoke：指激起某人强烈的愤怒，以致令人作出反应。
irritate：通常指因受到不愉快的刺激而失去耐性，变得烦燥或恼怒。
aggravate：口语用词。指因长时间的反复言行而引起不快、烦躁或恼怒。

英语四级真题

He is irritated at having to wait for Jane.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

英语六级真题

They practically beg a user to ignore the long-suffering professor struggling to pass on accumulated wisdom from the front of the room - a prospect that teachers find most irritating and students view as, well, inevitable.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

It can forge better relationships and help you cope with life, or it can be corrosive eating away your self-esteem and irritating others.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

I had an old aunt who used to throw cups of tea at people when she was particularly irritated.

出自-2011年6月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

激怒;使恼怒;使烦躁

If something irritates you, it keeps annoying you.
例句
Their attitude irritates me... 他们的态度激怒了我。 Perhaps they were irritated by the sound of crying. 也许他们被哭声惹烦了。
VERB

刺激(身体部位);使发痒;使疼痛

If something irritates a part of your body, it causes it to itch or become sore.
例句
Wear rubber gloves while chopping chillies as they can irritate the skin. 切辣椒时要戴橡胶手套,因为辣椒会刺激皮肤。

英汉词典释义

vt.
使发怒, 使急躁
His words irritated me. 他的话使我很生气。
使感到不适, 使疼痛
Rough material irritates the skin. 粗糙的料子会使皮肤难受。

英英词典释义

Verb
1. cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations;
"Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me""It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
2. excite to an abnormal condition, of chafe or inflame;
"Aspirin irritates my stomach"
3. excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus;
"irritate the glands of a leaf"