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cantankerous

美 [kænˈtæŋkərəs]英 [kænˈtæŋkərəs]
  • adj.爱找碴的;脾气坏且抱怨不休的
cantankerouscantankerous

adj.

脾气坏且抱怨不休的
bad-tempered and always complaining

a cantankerous old man

爱抱怨的老头

cantankerous

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 爱吵架的;爱发牢骚的
    Someone who is cantankerous is always finding things to argue or complain about.

    ...a cantankerous old man.

    牢骚满腹的老人

adj

1
having a difficult and contrary disposition
a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayer
Synonym: crotchety ornery
2
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectato
Synonym: bloody-minded

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  1. The cantankerous bus driver rouse on the children for singing .

    那个坏脾气的公共汽车司机因为孩子们唱歌而骂他们。

  2. Charlie said it was because of my cantankerous nature , especially when being started .

    查理说,这是因为我的脾气古怪的性质,尤其是在正在启动。

  3. He even got the cantankerous legislature to agree .

    更为难得的是,他甚至征得了一向刁钻苛刻的立法机构的同意。

  4. She was a needless to say , a cantankerous thing , " Will says .

    她少言寡语而且行事古怪,”威尔说道。

  5. Pinot Noir is often seen as a cantankerous grape variety .

    黑比诺往往被视为一种能言善辩葡萄品种。

  6. And after drinking , his eyes brimming with tears , he would be particularly cantankerous .

    酒后眼泪在眼圈里,就特别的好找毛病。

  7. Who knows , maybe he 'll cook up a new number for the cantankerous chef to sing .

    天晓得,他也许能为这位坏脾气的主厨创作出一种新的韵律供其演唱。

  8. He 's quite cantankerous , um , but he said , where is my stitch work ?

    他脾气不好,但是他问我,我的缝合工作在哪里?

  9. Grandad never stops complaining , the cantankerous old bugger .

    祖父总不停地抱怨,这个坏脾气的老头。

  10. But it 's just , I 'm shy or cantankerous , I don 't know

    人家只是害羞或者脾气不好我自己也不太清楚

  11. They are cantankerous egotists , the kind of men who are unwelcome in the modern corporation .

    他们是不易相处的自我主义者,是现代企业中不受欢迎的一群。

  12. The cantankerous feline made his first appearance on 19 June 1978 when he was syndicated in 41 American newspapers .

    这只爱吵闹的猫咪于1978年6月19日首次亮相,当时这部漫画被出售给了41家美国报社。

  13. Who also were the most cantankerous , invested , and ultimately capable of the keenest product and consumer insights .

    此外,那些人也是脾气最坏、最受器重、并具有最敏锐的产品和消费者洞察力。

  14. An argumentative discourse ; argumentative to the point of being cantankerous ; an intelligent but argumentative child .

    与人争辩的演讲;爱与人争辩到了刚愎自用的程度;一个聪明但爱与人争辩的小孩。

  15. Their boredom made them quarrelsome and cantankerous .

    他们由于无聊而老是斗嘴争吵。

  16. So I stay here ( Paris has certain redeeming features ) , and every day I become older , ruder and more cantankerous .

    因此,我留在了巴黎(巴黎有某些优点),一天比一天衰老、粗鲁、暴戾。

  17. He met a crabbed , cantankerous director .

    他碰上了一位坏脾气、爱争吵的主管。

  18. Richard Lindzen is by turns charming and cantankerous .

    理查德林德森时而充满魅力,时而让人讨厌。

  19. A cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady - Dorothy Sayers .

    喜欢吵架、言语恶毒的老女人&桃乐茜·赛耶斯。

  20. The Republican race thus boils down to a straightfight between a competent chameleon and a cantankerous crusader ( see article ) .

    因此,共和党的选举现在呈现麦凯恩-罗姆尼对决态势。前者是暴躁的改革者,后者则是能干的变色龙。

  21. I like solemn , angular , creaky words , such as straitlaced , cantankerous , pecunious , valedictory .

    我喜欢严肃、生硬、嘎吱作响的词。比如straitlaced(刻板的)、cantankerous(难相处的)、pecunious(有钱的)、valedictory(告别辞)。

  22. Either a cantankerous political-diplomatic protest .

    要么是严重的政治外交抗议。

  23. A crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas . The greater the challenge , the more difficult it is to find people who can handle it with confidence .

    一个脾气暴躁并且很难应付的老人。挑战越大,能从容应付的人也就越难求。

  24. If my shoemaker turn me out an excellent pair of boots , and I , in some mood of cantankerous unreason , throw them back upon his hands , the man has just cause of complaint .

    假如我的鞋匠给我做出一双极好的靴子,而我却因为心情不好,缺乏理性,猛地把它们扔到他手上,那么他是有正当理由抱怨的。