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。
• I cannot speak Any beginning to this peevish odds;
  我说不出这场任性的争吵是怎麽开始的；
• THE discussion of Mr. Collins's offer was now nearly at an end, and Elizabeth had only to suffer from the uncomfortable feelings necessarily attending it, and occasionally from some peevish allusion of her mother.
  关于柯林斯先生求婚问题的，讨论差不多就要结束了，现在伊丽莎白只感到一种照例难免的的不愉快，有时候还要听她母亲埋怨一两声。
• Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish
  奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。
• 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。
• Tending to complain or grumble; peevish or grumpy.
  易于抱怨或发牢骚的，脾气坏的，暴躁的。
• A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.
  一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。
• It sounds peevish to say so, but if you can train your brain to think clearly, writing will become easier and what you produce will be better.
  这样说听起来有些矫情，但如果你能训练自己的大脑清晰地思考，写作会变得更加容易，你写出来的东西也会更棒。
• He was assailed by a fancy FOR peevish familiarity, common enough to doctors and priests, but which was not habitual with him.
  他在反感中突然起了一种想对人亲切的心情，那种心情在医生和神甫中是常见的，在他说来却是绝无仅有的。
• The attitude of the invalid toward the cattleman was something like that of a peevish, perverse child toward an indulgent parent.
  这个病人对牧场主的态度，正如一个倔强乖张的小孩儿对待溺爱的父母。