rile /ˈraɪ(ə)l/
(vt.)攪渾濁,惹怒,使焦急
Rile v. t. [imp. & p. p. Riled p. pr. & vb. n. Riling.]
1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.
2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.
Note: ☞ In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in the United States.
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rile
v 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" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother,
get at, irritate, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
chafe, devil]
2: make turbid by stirring up the sediments of [syn: roil]