irritant
irritant 英 [ˈɪrɪtənt] 美 [ˈɪrɪtənt]
adj. 刺激的；刺激性的 n. [医] 刺激物，[医] 刺激剂
名词复数:irritants
- An irritant is a substance that causes pain, itching, or discomfort. Chlorine, which is commonly used in swimming pools and hot tubs, is an irritant that dries out skin and reddens eyes.
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- adj. 刺激的；刺激性的
- n. [医] 刺激物，[医] 刺激剂
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1. The key for corporate America is to embrace the irritant, while the challenge for innovators is to turn irritation into inspiration.
创新者的挑战在于把刺激物变成灵感，而那些非政府所有制的企业则需要接纳这种刺激物。
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2. And do you think that with your agreement to try to avoid these things in the future that the case is now closed, or this is going to be a continued irritant in the relationship?
你认为，在你们同意将努力避免此类事件再度发生以后，这个事件到此结束，还是将继续成为两国关系中的一个刺激因素？
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3. The researchers also found that DDT acts as an irritant, with 31 per cent more mosquitoes leaving the DDT-sprayed hut after they had entered it compared with a control hut.
这组科学家还发现DDT是一种刺激物，进入喷洒过DDT的棚子之后又离开的蚊子数量比进入对照组棚子又离开的蚊子数量多31%。
- irritant (adj.) 1630s, from Latin irritantem (nominative irritans), present participle of irritare "to excite, provoke" (see irritate). As a noun, "that which irritates," from 1802.
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