| 词汇 | tetchy |
| 释义 | tetchy adjective uk /ˈtetʃ.i/ us /ˈtetʃ.i/ easily made angry, unhappy, or upset: 易怒的，暴躁的;情绪易波动的 Be careful what you say to Anna - she's been a little tetchy lately.你跟安娜说话时得小心点——她近来情绪很不好。 Synonyms cranky(BAD-TEMPERED)mainly USinformal fractious irritable peevish petulantdisapproving testy 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 petulant stroppy surlily surliness testily testiness Related wordstetchily tetchiness Examples of tetchytetchy It has also been somewhat tetchy and bad-tempered in places. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Already in this country the cost of supporting dysfunctional families is reaching a level at which people are beginning to feel tetchy about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He will remember it very well, because he got a bit tetchy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Much of that work will be complicated and very tetchy, as the earlier exchanges on sugar and other commodities have demonstrated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As we may have to wait even until the summer, tempers may get a little tetchy, as last night's closing session proved. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is getting late and no doubt that is why we are getting confused and at times tetchy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sorry to sound rather tetchy, but this has been made to sound as though it is a very splendid amendment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am just saying that he is in rather a tetchy mood, that is all. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I suspect that he has not yet had a chance to have his dinner, because his tetchy tone rather suggested a drop in his blood sugar level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I was not at all tetchy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was effortlessly tetchy and contentious, forver falling out with those around him, incapable of seeing other perspectives, incapable of compromise... From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Starkey claimed that with age his mentor became tetchy and arrogant. 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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