peevish

英 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]

美 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]

adj.  爱生气的; 易怒的; 脾气坏的

GRE

BNC.35624 / COCA.31218

牛津词典

adj.

• 爱生气的；易怒的；脾气坏的
  easily annoyed by unimportant things; bad-tempered

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 易怒的；脾气坏的
  Someone who ispeevishis bad-tempered.
  1. Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish...
     奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。
  2. She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
     她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。

英英释义

adj

• easily irritated or annoyed
  1. an incorrigibly fractious young man
  2. not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  Synonym:crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeckishpettishpetulantscratchytestytetchytechy

双语例句

• She reported him to be an ailing, peevish creature.
  她报告说他是一个多病的任性的东西。
• I cannot speak any beginning to this peevish odds; and would in action glorious I had lost those legs that brought me to a part of it!
  我说不出这场任性的争吵是怎麽开始的；只怪我这双腿不曾在光荣的战阵上失去，那麽我也不会踏进这种是非中间了！
• After peevish [ 2] years cast as China's underperforming neighbour, the huntress is now in hot pursuit.
  印度“捕猎者”中国的近邻，多年来一直不佳，心情急躁，如今正奋起直追。
• Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.
  易于抱怨或发牢骚的，脾气坏的，暴躁的。
• Sneezes at evening, poking the peevish gutter.
  到傍晚打喷嚏，一边拨着劈啪的火。
• A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.
  一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。
• This was a whole different emotional tone, more peevish but less selfish.
  这种心境与以前完全不同，更加的倔强，却少了自私。
• Joseph!'cried a peevish voice, simultaneously with me, from the inner room.
  “约瑟夫！”从里屋传来的一个抱怨的声音跟我同时叫起来。
• Injustice had made her peevish, and misery had made her ugly.
  待遇的不平使她性躁，生活的艰苦使她变丑。
• The attitude of the invalid toward the cattleman was something like that of a peevish, perverse child toward an indulgent parent.
  这个病人对牧场主的态度，正如一个倔强乖张的小孩儿对待溺爱的父母。