But with those weeks I will not weary you further than by remarking that the "thinking," was done entirely by Raffles, who did not always trouble to communicate his thoughts to me. His reticence, however, was no longer an irritant. I began to accept it as a necessary convention of these little enterprises. And, after our last adventure of the kind, more especially after its denouement, my trust in Raffles was much too solid to be shaken by a want of trust in me, which I still believe to have been more the instinct of the criminal than the judgment of the man.英文原著 · 《The Amateur Cracksman》
Had he gained on her at all? "Monkey on a gridiron!" yelped a small boy. Hoopdriver redoubled his efforts. His breath became audible, his steering unsteady, his pedalling positively ferocious. A drop of perspiration ran into his eye, irritant as acid. The road really was uphill beyond dispute. All his physiology began to cry out at him. A last tremendous effort brought him to the corner and showed yet another extent of shady roadway, empty save for a baker's van.英文原著 · 《The Wheels of Chance》
On a pattern like this, by daylight, there is a lack of
sequence, a defiance of law, that is a constant irritant to a
normal mind.英文原著 · 《The Yellow Wallpaper》
You know I have a tendency to buy out my irritants, hire firms who sue me, so this-- just a little performance piece.美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
We work together. Now, this malpractice suit is an irritant, but it can't slow us down unless we let it slow us down, do you understand?美剧 · 《The Good Wife》
It could be caused by dust, allergies-- really, whatever nasal irritant floats your boat.美剧 · 《Young Sheldon》