| 词汇 | cranky |
| 释义 | cranky adjective uk /ˈkræŋ.ki/ us /ˈkræŋ.ki/ crankyadjective (BAD-TEMPERED)USinformal easily annoyed or upset: 坏脾气的;易怒的 a cranky baby任性的婴儿 He's been cranky all day.他一整天都在发脾气。 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 crankyadjective (STRANGE)UKinformal strange and unusual: 异乎寻常的，奇特的 She's a member of a group that promotes cranky ideas about food and exercise.她所加入的组织倡导一些有关食物和锻炼的古怪理念。 Stupid and silly absurd absurdity absurdly adolescent against your better judgmentidiom dopily dorky dottiness dotty dozily in his/her/their wisdomidiom in someone's infinite wisdomidiom inadvisable injudicious injudiciously uncritical uncritically undiscriminating unintelligent unperceptive cranky | American Dictionarycranky adjective us/ˈkræŋ·ki/ easily annoyed and angry Examples of crankycranky A few years ago, when he started his campaign, he was castigated by many of his colleagues, and looked on as a little cranky. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A lot of cranky talk takes place about management and labour and a lot of people spin out great theories about it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Neither has been approached by any cranky society and no one could have approached them on behalf of the prisoner in the dock. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of us believe that the enterprise zone is a cranky idea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not a cranky minority that want to spoil people's pleasure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such a suggestion has historically been regarded as somewhat cranky, but is now becoming increasingly realistic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not in favour of a house with a midden at the door or a house with a cranky gable or with water coming through the ceiling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During this time various cranks and cranky organisations will be putting up all sorts of opposition to the experiment, saying that we are making the water imperfect, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Persons of eminence, as they get on in life, become crotchety and cranky and start occasionally to hunt various hares which they are determined are really crusades and not hares. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may have some cranky ideas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The very nature of teaching and research in a university is that some of it will be perceived at one time or another to be cranky, wrong and downright dangerous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We fully expect him to be back to his cranky old self soon, but he is not ready to return to work at this point. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Mares have a notorious, if generally undeserved, reputation for being marish, meaning that they can be cranky or unwilling when they come into season. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One of them, the least cranky of the lot, has created a workable flying machine. 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. See all examples of cranky 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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