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crotch·et·y 英ˈkrɒtʃɪtiː美ˈkrɑtʃɪtiAHDkrŏchʹĭ-tē ☆☆☆☆☆高四Ｇ宝COCA⁷⁴²⁵⁹BNC¹²⁶⁴¹⁶⁺⁴iWeb⁴⁸⁹⁹⁰Economist³⁴³¹⁸⁺³
基本英英词源记法近义反义Thesaurus例句
adj.思想奇怪的²⁰;脾气坏的⁸⁰名词crotchetiness
愤怒易怒
Adjective:
having a difficult and contrary disposition;a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady 词源同crook, cranky. 即脑子转弯，跟常人不一样的。GRE红宝书c, rot, che车, ty踢: 车子腐烂了以后是又踢又哭－反复无常的
cross 坏脾气；crotchet-y的⇒adj.思想奇怪的²⁰;脾气坏的⁸⁰来自crotchetn.小钩近义词 crabby执拗的touchy易怒的tetchy易怒的cranky怪癖的surly脾气坏的crusty有脆皮的ornery脾气坏的fussy过分装饰的irritable易怒的difficult困难的grumpy性情乖戾的cantankerous脾气坏的bad-tempered脾气不好的short-tempered脾气坏的
adj.irritable, often due to old age
同义词 cantankerous,crusty,grouchy,grumpy,orneryawkward,bad-tempered,bearish,contrary,crabby,cranky,cross,cross-grained,curmudgeonly,difficult,disagreeable,eccentric,fractious,irritable,obstinate,obstreperous,odd,peevish,queer,surly,testy,unusual,vinegary,waspish,waspy
反义词 happy,nice,pleasantcheerful
cantankerousadjective difficult, crabby
bad-tempered,bearish,bloody-minded,captious,choleric,contrary,cranky,critical,cross,crusty,disagreeable,dour,grouchy,grumpy,huffy,ill-humored,ill-natured,irascible,irritable,morose,obstinate,ornery,peevish,perverse,petulant,prickly,quarrelsome,snappish,sour,stubborn,testy,vinegarish,vinegary
capriciousadjective given to sudden behavior change
any way the wind blows,arbitrary,blowing hot and cold,careless,changeful,contrary,crotchety,effervescent,erratic,every which way,fanciful,fickle,fitful,flaky,flighty,freakish,gaga,helter-skelter,humorsome,impulsive,inconstant,kinky,lubricious,mercurial,moody,mutable,notional,odd,picky,punchy,queer,quirky,temperamental,ticklish,unpredictable,unreasonable,unstable,up and down,vagarious,variable,volatile,wayward,whimsical,yo-yo
crabbieradjective irritable
acid,acrid,acrimonious,awkward,bad-tempered,blunt,brusque,captious,choleric,chuffy,churlish,crabbed,cranky,cross,crotchety,crusty,cynical,difficult,dour,fretful,gloomy,glum,grouchy,harsh,huffy,ill-humored,ill-tempered,irascible,misanthropic,morose,mumpish,nasty-tempered,peevish,perverse,petulant,prickly,saturnine,snappish,sour,splenetic,sulky,sullen,surly,tart,testy,tough,trying,unsociable
crabbiestadjective irritable
acid,acrid,acrimonious,awkward,bad-tempered,blunt,brusque,captious,choleric,chuffy,churlish,crabbed,cranky,cross,crotchety,crusty,cynical,difficult,dour,fretful,gloomy,glum,grouchy,harsh,huffy,ill-humored,ill-tempered,irascible,misanthropic,morose,mumpish,nasty-tempered,peevish,perverse,petulant,prickly,saturnine,snappish,sour,splenetic,sulky,sullen,surly,tart,testy,tough,trying,unsociable
crabbyadjective irritable
acid,acrid,acrimonious,awkward,bad-tempered,blunt,brusque,captious,choleric,chuffy,churlish,crabbed,cranky,cross,crotchety,crusty,cynical,difficult,dour,fretful,gloomy,glum,grouchy,harsh,huffy,ill-humored,ill-tempered,irascible,misanthropic,morose,mumpish,nasty-tempered,peevish,perverse,petulant,prickly,saturnine,snappish,sour,splenetic,sulky,sullen,surly,tart,testy,tough,trying,unsociable
crabby/crabbedadjective in a bad mood
acid,acrid,acrimonious,awkward,bad-tempered,blunt,brusque,captious,choleric,churlish,cranky,cross,crotchety,crusty,cynical,difficult,dour,fretful,gloomy,glum,grouchy,harsh,huffy,ill-humored,ill-tempered,irascible,irritable,misanthropic,morose,nasty-tempered,peevish,perverse,petulant,prickly,saturnine,snappish,snappy,sour,splenetic,sulky,sullen,surly,tart,testy,tough,trying,unsociable A long, crotchety letter, as we might say in Chile: gloomy and irritable.
正像我们可能在智利所说的一封长长的、脾气暴躁的书信：令人扫兴和易怒。 yeeyan
Suffice it to say, though, it is Arthurwith crotchety old Grandsanta’s help who finally saves the day when elder brother Steve’s high-tech logistics system overlooks one little girl’s stocking.
不过在哥哥斯蒂夫的高科技物流系统漏掉了一个小女孩盛礼物的袜子时，最终却是弟弟亚瑟在神神叨叨的爷爷帮助之下挽救了大局。 剧透这么多也该该够了。 ecocn
to her sad, crotchety mother, with whom she re- establishes telephone contact after a long estrangement;
告别她忧伤、古怪的母亲，长期的隔阂消融后她再次与母亲建立了电话联系； ecocn
A lot of older people are crotchety because they've been complaining all their lives.
很多老年人脾气暴躁，因为他们一辈子都在怨天尤人。 putclub
Anyone can experience it and benefit from it, even the most crotchety uncle at the Thanksgiving dinner table.
人人都可以感受它，也可以受益于它，甚至对于感恩节晚宴上最变态的大叔也是如此。 topsage
On deadline day, the paper's crotchety general manager would suddenly appear over her shoulder, inspecting her work for errors.
在最终期限将至的一天，这位脾气古怪的总经理总会突然出现在她身边，给她的工作挑点毛病。 blog.sina.com.cn
Once I did have to climb a tree, when I met two crotchety old bulls along a narrow track.
有一次我确实不得不爬树，因为我在一条狭窄的小路上遇到了两只反复无常老野牛。 yeeyan
You grow old if you are irritable, crotchety, petulant, and cantankerous.
当你易怒、任性、想法怪异、刚愎自用时，你才会变老。 yeeyan |