curmudgeon

英[kɜː'mʌdʒən] 美[kɜːr'mʌdʒən]
  • n. 脾气暴躁的人;乖戾的老人
GRE
Noun:
  1. a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

1. The old curmudgeon found a new scapegoat and that let me out.
那个老守财奴找到一个新的替罪羊,这样我就脱身了.

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2. The old curmudgeon was talking about the smothering effects of parental duty on creative lives.
那些坏脾气的老人们喋喋不休于父母生儿育女之责任的妨碍性效应.

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    用作名词 (n.)
    1. This was taught to me by my pipe-smoking guru, an insufferably grouchy old curmudgeon.
      这是我的烟斗导师教给我的,他是一个不苟言笑,脾气乖戾的老头,但他却的确懂得抽烟斗。

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