moody

英 ['muːdɪ] 美['mudi]
  • adj. 喜怒无常的;易怒的;郁郁寡欢的
  • n. (Moody)人名;(英)穆迪

GRE中低频词扩展词汇

词态变化


副词: moodily;名词: moodiness;

中文词源


moody 情绪多变的,反复无常的

来自mood,情绪,心情,心境。即有情绪的,引申词义情绪多变的,反复无常的。

英英释意


1. showing a brooding ill humor;
"a dark scowl"
"the proverbially dour New England Puritan"
"a glum, hopeless shrug"
"he sat in moody silence"
"a morose and unsociable manner"
"a saturnine, almost misanthropic young genius"- Bruce Bliven
"a sour temper"
"a sullen crowd"
2. subject to sharply varying moods;
"a temperamental opera singer"

英文词源


moody (adj.)
Old English modig "brave, proud, high-spirited, impetuous, arrogant," from Proto-Germanic *modago- (cognates: Old Saxon modag, Dutch moedig, German mutig, Old Norse moðugr); see mood (1) + -y (2). Meaning "subject to gloomy spells" is first recorded 1590s (via a Middle English sense of "angry").

考试真题


Not only does she have a tendency to be moody all the time, but she misses appointments, doesn't follow through on projects, and doesn't seem to plan anything till the last minute.

出自-2013年12月听力原文

When an exhausted student goes to school, he risks hurting everyone on the road with his impaired driving; he doesn't have the cognitive resources to do well on his English test; he has lower self-control with his friends; and at home, he is moody with hi

2018年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

实用场景例句


Moody people are very difficult to deal with.
喜怒无常的人很难打交道。

牛津词典

Why are you so moody today?
你今天怎么这么闷闷不乐啊?

牛津词典

He stared moodily into the fire.
他忧郁地盯着火光。

牛津词典

David's mother was unstable and moody...
戴维的妈妈情绪不稳定,心情也不好。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Ray is a complicated, moody man behind the joking front.
雷是一个表面上嘻嘻哈哈,但内心复杂且情绪多变的人。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...moody black and white photographs.
令人伤感的黑白照片

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...a blend of melancholy guitars and moody lyrics.
伤感的歌词伴着幽幽吉他声

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I overheard someone the other day saying that I was moody and unpredictable.
我前几天无意中听到有人说我阴沉、不可捉摸.

期刊摘选

'soderbergh does a fine job creating a moody atmosphere of pervasive anxiety. "
索德伯格 干了件出色的工作——在抑郁的气氛中营造出了一种四处弥漫的焦虑感.

期刊摘选

On the turn of a moment, Gemini can become cynical, biting, moody and quickly angered.
转变的时刻, 双子座可以成为愤世嫉俗, 尖锐, 喜怒无常和易怒.

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Character is what you are in the dark . ( D . L Moody . USa churchman )
暗处最能反映一个人真正品格. ( 美国教士穆迪 )

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MURDOCH: Yes, sir. Full ahead, Mr. Moody.
默道: 是的, 先生. 全速前进, 穆迪先生!

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Adriana : I called it off. He was very moody and often quite difficult to be around.
我放弃了. 他非常的情绪化,并且常常很难相处.

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Strings, bassoon, tuba, timpani and gran causa ( bass drum ) march along with moody determination.
弦乐 、 低音管 、 大号 、 定音鼓和低音鼓犹豫着前进.

期刊摘选

He can be rather moody at times.
有时候他情绪不稳定.

《简明英汉词典》

He is a complicated man — moody, mercurial, with a melancholy streak.
他是一个性格复杂的人——喜怒无常, 反复多变, 有些忧郁寡欢.

期刊摘选

Vampires are cool, aloof, beautiful , brooding creatures of the night. Typical moody teenage boys, basically.
吸血鬼冷酷、孤傲 、 俊美,神秘 、 阴沉、昼伏夜出, 正如喜怒无常的十几岁男孩.

期刊摘选

Marvin's really moody. One day he's happy, and the next day he's sad.
马文真的很喜怒无常, 前一天还很开心, 隔天却很忧伤.

期刊摘选

Turning, she saw Peter Moody, the restaurant owner, hitting a man on the back.
她转过身去, 看见饭店的老板彼得·穆迪在拍打一个人的背.

期刊摘选

However, there are selfish and arrogant, irritable, moody, vanity, waste shortcomings.
但也有自私、自大 、 易怒 、 喜怒无常 、 虚荣 、 浪费等缺点.

期刊摘选

She treated her moody child with indulgence.
她对她那喜怒无常的孩子百依百顺.

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If he were silent when his father expected some response, still he didn't look moody.
他的父亲期待他答复什么问题而他沉默不语的时候, 他看来仍然并不忧郁.

辞典例句

When I am busy, it can sometimes make me feel moody and somewhat forgetful.
人忙起来的时候真的会引起坏心情, 还会忘记一些事情.

期刊摘选

I'm too much of a neurotic moody person.
我是个太过反常和抑郁的小子!

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He's a moody guy, one day happy, the next day sad.
他是个情绪化的人, 今天兴高采烈, 明天就会情绪低落.

期刊摘选

He became moody and unreasonable , flailing out at Katherine at the slightest excuse.
他变得喜怒无常、不可理喻, 为点鸡毛蒜皮的小事就殴打凯瑟琳.

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