cantankerous
英 [kæn'tæŋk(ə)rəs]
美[kæn'tæŋkərəs]
- adj. 脾气坏的；爱吵架的；难相处的
英英释意
- 1. stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;
- "unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
- 2. having a difficult and contrary disposition;
- "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
双语例句
- 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