peevish
英 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]
美 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]
adj. 爱生气的; 易怒的; 脾气坏的
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.- Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish...
奥布里睡眠不足,这让他总是易怒。 - She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
她低头瞪着我,一脸怒气。
- Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish...
英英释义
adj
- easily irritated or annoyed
- an incorrigibly fractious young man
- not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
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。 - 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。 - 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”。 - She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
她低头瞪着我,一脸怒气。 - Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish
奥布里睡眠不足,这让他总是易怒。 - 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。 - THE discussion of Mr. Collins's offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusion of her mother.
关于柯林斯先生求婚问题的,讨论差不多就要结束了,现在伊丽莎白只感到一种照例难免的的不愉快,有时候还要听她母亲埋怨一两声。 - She's always fretful and peevish like this, so just leave her alone.
她动不动就闹小性儿,让她闹去,甭理她。 - 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。