Angry is normally used to talk about some-one's mood or feelings on a particular occasion. If someone is often angry, you can describe them as bad-tempered. She's a bad-tempered young lady. If someone is very angry, you can describe them as furious. Senior police officers are furious at the blunder. If they are less angry, you can describe them as annoyed or irritated. The Premier looked annoyed but calm. ...a man irritated by the barking of his neighbour's dog. Typically, someone is irritated by something because it happens constantly or continually. If someone is often irritated, you can describe them as irritable.

angry通常指某人在某種特定情況下的情緒或感覺。經常生氣的人可被形容爲bad-tempered：She's a bad-tempered young lady（她是個愛發脾氣的少婦）。如果某人非常生氣，則可用furious形容：Senior police officers are furious at the blunder (高級警官們因爲這個大錯大發雷霆）。若不是特别生氣，可用annoyed或irritated形容：The Premier looked annoyed but calm（總理看起來有些惱火，但還是很鎮靜），a man irritated by the barking of his neighbour's dog（被鄰居家狗的叫聲搞得很煩躁的男人）。通常某人會因某事持續或不斷發生感到irritated。如果某人常常發脾氣，則可用irritable形容。