crotchety

US [ˈkrɑtʃəti]
UK [ˈkrɒtʃəti]
  • adj.脾气坏的；易怒的；动辄生气的
  • Web有怪想的；想入非非的；怪念头

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crotchety
adj.
1.
脾气坏的；易怒的；动辄生气的bad-tempered; easily made angry
He was tired and crotchety.
他累了，动不动就发火。

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Definition:
AllAll,脾气坏的脾气坏的,易怒的易怒的,动辄生气的动辄生气的,有怪想的有怪想的,想入非非的想入非非的,怪念头怪念头
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1.
The next thing I knew, his crotchety neighbor was laying out his ideas on Israeli foreign policy at the top of his lungs.
接着，他那古怪的邻居就开始声嘶力竭地发表他对以色列外交政策的意见。
jiē zhe , tā nà gǔ guài de lín jū jiù kāi shǐ shēng sī lì jié de fā biǎo tā duì yǐ sè liè wài jiāo zhèng cè de yì jiàn 。
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2.
the truth was that Humfrey was a crotchety old man who preferred isolation in the wilderness.
实际情况是汉弗莱是一个性情古怪的老头，喜欢一个人隐居在荒野外。
shí jì qíng kuàng shì hàn fú lái shì yī gè xìng qíng gǔ guài de lǎo tóu , xǐ huan yī gè rén yǐn jū zài huāng yě wài 。
blog.sina.com.cn
3.
It was one of those rare occasions when I ignored the crotchety old voice that spoiled my fun.
像这样无视那扼杀了我的乐趣的古怪声音，还真是屈指可数。我总算是开了窍。
xiàng zhè yàng wú shì nà è shā le wǒ de lè qù de gǔ guài shēng yīn , hái zhēn shì qū zhǐ kě shǔ 。 wǒ zǒng suàn shì kāi le qiào 。
tr.bab.la
4.
My character is the sort of crotchety Yankee show -me type, and I'm not there to actually do the cooking.
我的性格属于那种美国式的想入非非的自我展示型，我实际上不是真的在烹调。
wǒ de xìng gé shǔ yú nà zhǒng měi guó shì de xiǎng rù fēi fēi de zì wǒ zhǎn shì xíng , wǒ shí jì shang bú shì zhēn de zài pēng tiáo 。
www.showxiu.com
5.
It's hardly surprising that this bold, or perhaps crotchety , proposal was instantly controversial.
不出所料，这个大胆，些许有些离奇的建议一经提出便立刻引起争议。
bù chū suǒ liào , zhè ge dà dǎn , xiē xǔ yǒu xiē lí qí de jiàn yì yì jīng tí chū biàn lì kè yǐn qǐ zhēng yì 。
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6.
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。
zài zuì zhōng qī xiàn jiāng zhì de yī tiān , zhè wèi pí qi gǔ guài de zǒng jīng lǐ zǒng huì tū rán chū xiàn zài tā shēn biān , gěi tā de gōng zuò tiāo diǎn máo bìng 。
blog.sina.com.cn
7.
n. It seems that he is in crotchety opposition to his father.
看起来，他对他爸爸火气很大，也很敌对。
kàn qǐ lái , tā duì tā bà ba huǒ qì hěn dà , yě hěn dí duì 。
bbs.ebigear.com
8.
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。
rén rén dōu kě yǐ gǎn shòu tā , yě kě yǐ shòu yì yú tā , shèn zhì duì yú gǎn ēn jiē wǎn yàn shàng zuì biàn tài de dà shū yě shì rú cǐ 。
club.topsage.com
9.
A long, crotchety letter, as we might say in Chile: gloomy and irritable.
正像我们可能在智利所说的一封长长的、脾气暴躁的书信：令人扫兴和易怒。
zhèng xiàng wǒ men kě néng zài zhì lì suǒ shuō de yī fēng cháng cháng de 、 pí qi bào zào de shū xìn : lìng rén sǎo xìng hé yì nù 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
Once I did have to climb a tree, when I met two crotchety old bulls along a narrow track.
有一次我确实不得不爬树，因为我在一条狭窄的小路上遇到了两只反复无常老野牛。
yǒu yī cì wǒ què shí bù dé bù pá shù , yīn wèi wǒ zài yī tiáo xiá zhǎi de xiǎo lù shàng yù dào le liǎng zhī fǎn fù wú cháng lǎo yě niú 。
article.yeeyan.org
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