peevish

英 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]

美 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]

adj.  爱生气的; 易怒的; 脾气坏的

GRE

BNC.35624 / COCA.31218

牛津词典

adj.

• 爱生气的；易怒的；脾气坏的
  easily annoyed by unimportant things; bad-tempered

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 易怒的；脾气坏的
  Someone who ispeevishis bad-tempered.
  1. Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish...
     奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。
  2. She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
     她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。

英英释义

adj

• easily irritated or annoyed
  1. an incorrigibly fractious young man
  2. not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  Synonym:crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeckishpettishpetulantscratchytestytetchytechy

双语例句

• Sneezes at evening, poking the peevish gutter.
  到傍晚打喷嚏，一边拨着劈啪的火。
• The child is never peevish unless sick.
  这孩子只有在生病时才会闹别扭。
• Injustice had made her peevish, and misery had made her ugly.
  待遇的不平使她性躁，生活的艰苦使她变丑。
• Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.
  易于抱怨或发牢骚的，脾气坏的，暴躁的。
• I then quitted her again, and she drew the bolt in one of her worst, most peevish humours.
  然后我又离开了她，她在一种最坏的、最乖张的心情中上了门闩。
• She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
  她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。
• Joseph!'cried a peevish voice, simultaneously with me, from the inner room.
  “约瑟夫！”从里屋传来的一个抱怨的声音跟我同时叫起来。
• She's always fretful and peevish like this, so just leave her alone.
  她动不动就闹小性儿，让她闹去，甭理她。
• Do say you will. I think I should not be peevish with you: you'd not provoke me, and you'd always be ready to help me, wouldn't you? '
  我想我一定不会跟你发脾气，你是不会惹我生气的，而且你总是想帮助我的，不是吗？
• Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish
  奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。