cantankerous

英[kæn'tæŋkərəs] 美[kæn'tæŋkərəs]
  • adj. 脾气坏的;好争吵的;难相处的
GRE
Adjective:
  1. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;

    "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"

  2. having a difficult and contrary disposition;

    "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"

1. a cantankerous old man
爱抱怨的老头

来自《权威词典》

2. He met a crabbed, cantankerous director.
他碰上了一位坏脾气、爱争吵的主管。

来自辞典例句

3. He was nothing but a narrow, ignorant, and cantankerous sea -- faring man .
他只不过是个狭隘无知 、 脾气 暴戾 的海员而已.

来自名作英译部分

4. Sometimes they can be cantankerous, mean - spirited, unkind, and sometimes downright cruel.
有时候,他们可能脾气古怪, 心胸狭窄, 不友善, 有时简直是残酷的.

来自互联网

5. 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.

来自互联网

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. The cantankerous bus driver rouse on the childrenfor 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. He's a cantankerous, nasty man who hates students with a passion.
      他是一个脾气很坏,令人讨厌的人,他的爱好就是与学生作对。
    3. David's first wife was cantankerous.
      大卫的第一任妻子是一个很任性的人。

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