| 词汇 | cantankerous |
| 释义 | cantankerous adjective uk /ˌkænˈtæŋ.kər.əs/ us /ˌkænˈtæŋ.kɚ.əs/ arguing and complaining a lot: 爱争吵且抱怨不休的 He's getting a bit cantankerous in his old age.他上了年纪，变得有些爱吵嘴还老抱怨。 Synonyms crotchetyinformal orneryUS 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 grouchy grumpily grumpiness grumpy have a short fuseidiom pettishly petulance petulancy petulant petulantly surlily surliness testily testiness testy cantankerous | American Dictionarycantankerous adjective us/kænˈtæŋ·kə·rəs/ annoyed and tending to argue and complain: By dinner, we were all tired and cantankerous. Examples of cantankerouscantankerous So while there are many pertinent local observations in this book, its overall argument seems too ostentatiously cantankerous to be entirely convincing. When these reactions are particularly intense, the patient can become morose, withdrawn, hypercritical, cantankerous, or openly defiant. Nor are such comments just the product of cantankerous or ' envious ' minds. This essay is written in that cantankerous spirit. A report earlier this week said that people do not get cantankerous as they grow older; they are born that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I would say that we are not pressing this for purely cantankerous reasons. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was not a wish to be cantankerous but a perfectly genuine and sincere view. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wish we could put some of these cantankerous passengers where they could do some hard work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some cantankerous person might say that this road must be repaired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then there are the whims of customers; and, heaven knows, the assistants have to deal with many cantankerous customers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us not be cantankerous about these matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is very desirable, but it cannot be enforced where you have a cantankerous husband. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be disappointing if a cantankerous argument about the distribution developed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are often very awkward and cantankerous, but it is a very good thing for the country to have awkward people to keep things going. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It does not suit them and, when one is old, frequently one is very cantankerous. 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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