| 词汇 | petulance |
| 释义 | petulance noun[ U ] uk /ˈpetʃ.ə.ləns/ us /ˈpetʃ.ə.ləns/ the quality of being easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child: 耍孩子脾气，任性;暴躁 I have never witnessed such a display of childish petulance.我从未见过如此幼稚的任性行为。 Displaying a mixture of petulance and arrogance, he refuses to listen to objections.他的行为既暴躁又傲慢，拒绝听取反对意见。 See petulant Her assertiveness has been read by some as petulance. Some people disliked his displays of petulance and bad temper. The immaturity and petulance of the remaining finalists is incredibly annoying. 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 grumpy pettish pettishly petulancy petulant petulantly surlily surliness testily testiness testy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Physically and mentally mature & immature Examples of petulancepetulance She squandered her earnings with the most reckless profusion, and quarrelled with her best friends from the ungovernable petulance of her temper. I know from his petulance that he does not want to answer on a particular matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We by no means sought in that motion to give the impression of an intemperate explosion of petulance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is entirely meretricious, and it smacks of petulance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This must be the central guiding aim to which we must subordinate our feelings of childish petulance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By so doing they have shown an attitude of petulance, short-sightedness and destructive criticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My friends have noticed it and if this goes on much longer petulance will be the surviving feature of my character. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We had seen that many times before—a swing from puerile petulance to supine acquiescence when they did not get their own way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In that petulance and bad temper, they forget, or show less than regard for, our constitution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not doing this alone; it is not an example of the isolated petulance of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In peace time there has been some kind of feeling of petulance which it is very hard indeed for us to understand. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been accused of being slick and of petulance and arrogance—all these things. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In this context, at any rate, petulance would be even worse than panic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is an alteration which is proposed out of an attitude of petulance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would it not be the height of petulance to dump decommissioning as a reaction to his reverse in court? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 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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