在中文中，我们除了用“生气”，还可以用“火冒三丈”、“发飙”、“怒气冲冲”等词语来描述不同程度的“气恼”。英语在描述生气的时候，也使用了丰富的词汇。本文概括了一些表达不同程“生气”的英语词汇。从应考写作的角度，每个程度的词记住2-3个足矣。
顺带讲讲：很多词都是—ed结尾，实际上是动词的过去分词当形容词使用，比如“annoyed' 就是从动词'annoy'变形而来，表示 ”被...激怒“。所以描述人的情绪时，形容词是加——ed结尾的。以后有机会和大家细讲这个点。
1. Blow a fuse: 生气到爆发，类似于中文的“发飙”。
When she found out that he had lost her favorite book, she blew a fuse.
2. Go ballistic: 非常生气，类似于中文的“发狂”。
He went ballistic when he found out that someone had scratched his new car.
3. See red: 非常生气
I could see that she was seeing red when she heard the news.
4. Hit the roof:非常生气，类似于中文的“火冒三丈”。
When he found out that his son had failed the exam, he hit the roof.
5. Be up in arms: 非常生气，类似于中文的“义愤填膺”。
The citizens were up in arms when they heard that the government was going to raise taxes.
6. Have a fit: 非常生气，类似于中文的“大发雷霆”。
She had a fit when she saw that someone had eaten the last piece of cake.
7. Be hopping mad: 非常生气，类似于中文的“怒气冲冲”。
He was hopping mad when he found out that his boss had given the promotion to someone else.
8. Be beside oneself with anger: 非常生气，类似于中文的“怒不可遏”。
She was beside herself with anger when she heard that her ex-boyfriend had cheated on her.
