fractiously

英['frækʃəs] 美['frækʃəs]
  • adj.脾气不好的;易怒的;表示不满的;捣乱的
  • fractionating 分馏,精馏
  • lower adj.低的;下级的;下层的v.降低;减弱;跌落
Adjective:
  1. stubbornly resistant to authority or control;

    "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"
    "a refractory child"

  2. easily irritated or annoyed;

    "an incorrigibly fractious young man"
    "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"

  3. unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome;

    "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"
    "fractious components of a communication system"

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. Children often get fractious and tearful when tired.
      孩子们疲倦时易怒好哭。
    2. The six fractious republics are demanding autonomy.
      这六个闹分裂的加盟共和国要求自治。

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