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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

      双语例句

      • I cannot speak Any beginning to this peevish odds;
        我说不出这场任性的争吵是怎麽开始的;
      • 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。
      • 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。
      • David Axelrod, the Obama campaign manager, called him "peevish"; another official opted for "irascible".
        奥巴马竞选经理戴维艾克斯罗德(davidaxelrod)说麦凯恩“易怒”,还有一位官员说他“爱发脾气”。
      • He was assailed by a fancy FOR peevish familiarity, common enough to doctors and priests, but which was not habitual with him.
        他在反感中突然起了一种想对人亲切的心情,那种心情在医生和神甫中是常见的,在他说来却是绝无仅有的。
      • It sounds peevish to say so, but if you can train your brain to think clearly, writing will become easier and what you produce will be better.
        这样说听起来有些矫情,但如果你能训练自己的大脑清晰地思考,写作会变得更加容易,你写出来的东西也会更棒。
      • 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。
      • I then quitted her again, and she drew the bolt in one of her worst, most peevish humours.
        然后我又离开了她,她在一种最坏的、最乖张的心情中上了门闩。
      • The child is never peevish unless sick.
        这孩子只有在生病时才会闹别扭。
      • She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
        她低头瞪着我,一脸怒气。