crotchety
音標(biāo)發(fā)音
- 英式音標(biāo) [?kr?t?.?.ti]
- 美式音標(biāo) [?krɑ?.t??.t?i]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- adj. 有怪想的，想入非非的；反復(fù)無(wú)常的
英漢例句
- A lot of older people are crotchety because they've been complaining all their lives.
很多老年人脾氣暴躁，因?yàn)樗麄円惠呑佣荚谠固煊热恕?/li> - Once I did have to climb a tree, when I met two crotchety old bulls along a narrow track.
有一次我確實(shí)不得不爬樹，因?yàn)槲以谝粭l狹窄的小路上遇到了兩只反復(fù)無(wú)常老野牛。 - A long, crotchety letter, as we might say in Chile: gloomy and irritable.
正像我們可能在智利所說(shuō)的一封長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的、脾氣暴躁的書信：令人掃興和易怒。 - Leo Gursky, who is as crotchety as they come, stole my heart while making me laugh.
FORBES: Nicole Krauss Masters the Art of Telling a Story - Paul Giamatti plays himself, or rather a version of his crotchety screen persona—mobile in expression but sunken in spirit—that rubs close to the real thing.
NEWYORKER: Cold Souls - Being somewhat hyper critical, it is extremely rare for me to visit any hotel, not matter how good, without some crotchety complaints, and the Peninsula is no exception.
FORBES: Peninsula Chicago: Celebrating 10 Luxurious Years With Deals & Meals
雙語(yǔ)例句
權(quán)威例句
詞組短語(yǔ)
- crackpot crotchety humorous humoursome 想入非非的
- the crotchety guy with limp 番茄蛋湯
短語(yǔ)
英英字典
- often in a bad mood and easily annoyed
- A crotchety person is bad-tempered and easily irritated.