词汇 | crotchety |
释义 | crotchety adjective informaluk /ˈkrɒtʃ.ɪ.ti/ us /ˈkrɑː.tʃə.t̬i/ often in a bad mood and easily annoyed: 脾气坏的,爱发脾气的,易恼怒的 By the time the meal began, the youngest children were getting tired and crotchety.到开饭的时间,最小的孩子已经累了,耍起性子来。 Synonyms cantankerous orneryUS 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 crotchety | American Dictionarycrotchety adjective us/ˈkrɑtʃ·ɪ·t̬i/ easily annoyed or angered: After ten hours in the car, we were all getting crotchety. Examples of crotchetycrotchety We shall become crotchety, frail, confused and incontinent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Sometimes they become crotchety and need tasty little extras to entice them to eat. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How many of us here, and how many of the general population, have not some progenitor who was eccentric and impulsive and erratic, excitable and crotchety? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the relatives to be cared for are muddled in their minds, they are sick, they are incontinent, they are crotchety, they are difficult, they are impossible. 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 In a four-minute routine, a crotchety, ridiculous-sounding character recounts a litany of nonsensical calamities. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Since his retirement, he has become a crotchety old man with flatulence problems and plastic knees that hinder his movements. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The book starts with a slightly awkward meeting between a crotchety blind author and a sighted interviewee he seeks to employ as his assistant. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He is crotchety and overly opinionated, and feels right at home in underground tight spaces. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He's your typical crotchety old man - rough to his adult kids, and friends, but usually soft and gentle to his grandsons. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her complex, crotchety inventions surprise us, but one senses they surprise her too. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His personality is that of a crotchety old man. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In his place is this crotchety naysayer who has lost all track of his better self and his better angels. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Gordon is very crotchety, and is usually seen complaining in any sketch he appears in, and occasionally seems to enjoy tormenting his wife. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Grier became a popular cast member through his characters, which ranged from hyperactive children to crotchety old men. 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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