基本释义
- adj.
- 有怪想的，反复无常的，想入非非的
实用例句
He was tired and crotchety.
他累了，动不动就发火。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
He is a crotchety old man.
他是个脾气暴躁的老头。
辞典例句
His crotchety, even cruel behavior must be mischaracterized too.
他反复无常 、 甚至是残酷的行为一定也是由于复杂的性格原因.
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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.
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英英释义
Adjective
1. having a difficult and contrary disposition;
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers