英语词汇“rile”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To rile someone is to annoy or bother them. For example, a friend might rile you by constantly texting when you're trying to have a conversation with her. You can also rile water, meaning you make it muddy by stirring it up.

The verb rile is derived from roil, and they basically mean the same thing. However, rile is more commonly used to mean "annoy" and roil mostly describes stirred liquid. If you rile up your sister, what you say makes gets her worked up, ready to argue with you. When a kid splashes around in the tub, the water is roiled — but if it gets all over the floor, his parents will be riled.

WORD FAMILY

rile: riled, riles, riling

USAGE EXAMPLES

Starr acknowledged that his actions often riled other administrators who thought that he occasionally coddled student athletes.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016)

The energy was amplified, but the point was not just to rile and rouse; it was to financially contribute.

Salon(Dec 20, 2016)

His demeanor will be tested against the Steelers, who will try to get him riled.

Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016)

1v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex
chafe

feel extreme irritation or anger

get, get under one's skin

irritate

eat into, fret, grate, rankle

gnaw into; make resentful or angry

peeve

cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful

ruffle

trouble or vex

fret

cause annoyance in

beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke

annoy continually or chronically

antagonise, antagonize

provoke the hostility of

goad, needle

goad or provoke,as by constant criticism

bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment

treat cruelly

haze

harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions

displease

give displeasure to

2v make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

roil

muddle, puddle

make into a puddle

agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex

change the arrangement or position of

单词	rile
释义	rile (once / 5146 pages) v To rile someone is to annoy or bother them. For example, a friend might rile you by constantly texting when you're trying to have a conversation with her. You can also rile water, meaning you make it muddy by stirring it up. The verb rile is derived from roil, and they basically mean the same thing. However, rile is more commonly used to mean "annoy" and roil mostly describes stirred liquid. If you rile up your sister, what you say makes gets her worked up, ready to argue with you. When a kid splashes around in the tub, the water is roiled — but if it gets all over the floor, his parents will be riled. WORD FAMILY rile: riled, riles, riling USAGE EXAMPLES Starr acknowledged that his actions often riled other administrators who thought that he occasionally coddled student athletes. Wall Street Journal(Dec 22, 2016) The energy was amplified, but the point was not just to rile and rouse; it was to financially contribute. Salon(Dec 20, 2016) His demeanor will be tested against the Steelers, who will try to get him riled. Washington Times(Dec 16, 2016) 1v cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, vex chafe feel extreme irritation or anger get, get under one's skin irritate eat into, fret, grate, rankle gnaw into; make resentful or angry peeve cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful ruffle trouble or vex fret cause annoyance in beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke annoy continually or chronically antagonise, antagonize provoke the hostility of goad, needle goad or provoke,as by constant criticism bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate, rag, torment treat cruelly haze harass by imposing humiliating or painful tasks, as in military institutions displease give displeasure to 2v make turbid by stirring up the sediments of Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper roil muddle, puddle make into a puddle agitate, commove, disturb, raise up, shake up, stir up, vex change the arrangement or position of
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