crotchety

He was tired and crotchety .

他累了，动不动就发火。

By the time the meal began , the youngest children were getting tired and crotchety .

到开饭时间时，最小的孩子们已等累了，并耍起性子来。

You boys are as crotchety as a couple of old hens .

你们这些人一天到晚像老母鸡一样想入非非。

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。

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。

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。

Everyone would be assigned a familial role : from Old Man Jerry Buss , the wise and sometimes crotchety grandfather , to consigliere Phil Jackson , the trusted family counselor .

每个人在这个家中都有一定位置：有时睿智有时糊涂的杰里·巴斯是祖父；菲尔·杰克逊是值得相信的法律顾问；