irk

动词 irk:

1. irritate or vex
   同义词：gall

1. It irks me to see money being wasted.
   我看著浪费金钱就讨厌。
2. It irked him that she had thought of it first.
   她竟先想到那件事，为此他很不痛快。

irk

v.tr.（及物动词）
irked,irk.ing,irks
To be irritating, wearisome, or vexing to.See Synonyms at annoy
使厌烦：让…觉得讨厌，厌烦或恼恨参见 annoy

来源：
Middle English irken [to weary]
中古英语 irken [使厌倦]
possibly from Old Norse yrkja [to work, make verses, harangue] * see werg-
可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 yrkja [作诗句，作长篇骂人的话] *参见 werg-