基本释义
- adj.
- 脾气不好的，爱争吵的
实用例句
a cantankerous old man
爱抱怨的老头
牛津词典
...a cantankerous old man.
牢骚满腹的老人
Cantankerous chap Roger always was.
罗杰始终是一个坏脾气的家伙.
期刊摘选
This " troubleshooter " listened and let the cantankerous customer enjoy himself pouring out his tirade.
这位 [ 调解员 ] 去那里后,静静听着.尽量让这位好争论的老先生,发泄他满肚子的牢骚.
期刊摘选
Mrs Letouzel, you cantankerous old bag , what do you mean, by complaining about your money!
累托兹太太, 你这个老泼妇, 你为你的钱叫苦连天,这究竟是什么意思!
期刊摘选
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.
期刊摘选
And for the bruised and cantankerous American psyche, it could not come at a worse time.
对于目前美国伤痕累累和暴躁的精神状态, 这次的事件发生的时机真是再坏不过了.
期刊摘选
David's first wife , was cantankerous.
是一个很任性的人.
期刊摘选
He met a crabbed, cantankerous director.
他碰上了一位坏脾气、爱争吵的主管。
辞典例句
a cantankerous old man
爱抱怨的老头
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
英英释义
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