| 词汇 | petulant |
| 释义 | petulant adjective disapprovinguk /ˈpetʃ.ə.lənt/ us /ˈpetʃ.ə.lənt/ easily annoyed and complaining in a rude way like a child耍孩子脾气的，任性的;脾气暴躁的 Synonyms cranky(BAD-TEMPERED)mainly USinformal fractious irritable peevish testy tetchy 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 grumpy pettish pettishly petulance petulancy petulantly surlily surliness testily testiness testy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Physically and mentally mature & immature Related wordspetulance petulantly petulant | American Dictionarypetulant adjective us/ˈpetʃ·ə·lənt/ easily angered or annoyed, esp. in a rude way: He plays the part of a petulant young man in the film. Examples of petulantpetulant It is a very valuable, informative and generally well argued, if at times somewhat petulant, book. His son's and his favourite's recent debacle in foreign affairs induced a sulky, petulant gloom in the king that intensified his ill health. If the voice was not fully supported here there was a danger that the sound, intended to depict deep anguish and suffering, could come out as merely petulant. They were, along with the militia who were dragooned from their families and farms and were just as petulant, the least motivated and the first to abscond. They will pay a high price for this petulant and dictatorial piece of folly. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have listened to the arguments, and have confined myself to an impatient or petulant intervention. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Instead, we are resorting to a petulant attempt to punish where we cannot correct. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was an arrogant and petulant display of contempt for the ratepayers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, he feels that he can avoid admitting another petulant error. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was designed to be petulant and to force some silly little confrontations with local government. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is like a petulant schoolmaster who, because some boys play truant, keeps in those who come to school. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let them be courageous and constructive—not petulant and negative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The amateur or professional boxer would not get away with the petulant bad temper of some tennis players or the "professional foul" of football. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I deplore an attitude of petulant jealousy, where there is fear of the other fellow making too much profit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So far, our reaction has been petulant and ineffective. 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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