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通常指某人在某种特定情况下的情绪或感觉。经常生气的人可被形容为bad-tempered：She's a bad-tempered young lady（她是个爱发脾气的少妇）。如果某人非常生气，则可用furious形容：Senior police officers are furious at the blunder (高级警官们因为这个大错大发雷霆）。若不是特别生气，可用annoyed或irritated形容：The Premier looked annoyed but calm（总理看起来有些恼火，但还是很镇静），a man irritated by the barking of his neighbour's dog（被邻居家狗的叫声搞得很烦躁的男人）。通常某人会因某事持续或不断发生感到irritated。如果某人常常发脾气，则可用irritable形容。