词汇 | grumpy |
释义 | grumpy adjective informaluk /ˈɡrʌm.pi/ us /ˈɡrʌm.pi/ C1 easily annoyed and complaining: 易怒的;牢骚满腹的,好抱怨的 I hadn't had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.我睡眠不足,所以感到有点烦躁。 a grumpy old man脾气不好的老人 Synonyms bad-tempered crabbyinformal grouchyinformal ill-temperedformal getting angry easily bad-temperedHe's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher. irritableBe careful what you say; he's very irritable today. grumpyI'm just a little tired and grumpy today. crankyUSShe's very cranky because she has a toothache. impatientI'm too impatient for fishing. Bad-tempered argumentative bad-tempered be hell on wheelsidiom be like a bear with a sore headidiom be spoiling for a fightidiom grouchiness grouchy grumpily grumpiness have a short fuseidiom pettishly petulance petulancy petulant petulantly surlily surliness testily testiness testy Related wordsgrumpily grumpiness grumpy | American Dictionarygrumpy adjective infmlus/ˈɡrʌm·pi/ being in a slightly angry mood because you are annoyed at something or are feeling tired: Dad is always grumpy on Monday mornings. Examples of grumpygrumpy This is not the grumpy memoir that one comes to expect from old colonial officers. Grumpy little motifs keep welling up, or trying to. It may be part of the grumpy old man syndrome, but the environment around me is changing, and not for the better. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is the position when the disabled person is having an extremely good day but has to meet with a very grumpy and bad assessor? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not believe that they are merely grumpy anecdotes of the dissatisfied. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A great deal of what one reads at present is grumpy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In normal circumstances one finds that the more work people have to do, the more grumpy and less courteous they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cuts in education have meant that schools are grumpy and books are missing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It cannot move, except to be grumpy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They resemble small, mishappen, grey-skinned humanoids covered with warts, pimples and hair, and have grumpy, big-nosed faces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She is very controlling and traditional, as well as grumpy and cranky. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is characterized by being moody, grumpy and selfish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They seem to have different personalities, one is dramatic and stuffy, the other is grumpy and cynical. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The result of actually seeing the performances makes them very grumpy, and they quickly dismiss all of the acts. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When they arrive, they discover that he has become grumpy, and even more tired and elderly. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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