petulant

英 [ˈpetjulənt]

美 [ˈpetʃələnt]

adj.  闹脾气的; 爱耍性子的; 赌气的; 任性的

GRE

BNC.21013 / COCA.22374

牛津词典

adj.

• 闹脾气的；爱耍性子的；赌气的；任性的
  bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 大发脾气的；任性的
  Someone who ispetulantis unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way.
  1. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant...
     批评家说他就是愚蠢和任性。
  2. He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture.
     他生气地拿起那支钢笔。

英英释义

adj

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

双语例句

• Smile, sulking is for petulant teenagers, he will be relieved you have brushed over his embarrassment and won't forget again.
  你对他的失误一笑而过会让他倍感释怀，下次再也不会忘记了。
• That Olympian company is certainly a jovial, amorous, loving, lying, quarreling and vow-breaking, petulant lot;
  奥林匹克那一群的确是一些快活的，好色的，会恋爱，会说慌，会吵架，也会背誓的性急易怒的家伙；
• They were incredulous and petulant.
  他们不肯轻信，脾气暴躁。
• He grew moody and petulant.
  他变得喜怒无常，蛮不讲理。
• His critics say he's just being silly and petulant
  批评家说他就是愚蠢和任性。
• Some over-exaggerated diving and a petulant elbow that saw him sent off in March did little for his standing and earned him a second three-match ban just as Arsenal were finding their form.
  但是一些过分夸张的假摔和粗暴的肘击使得他在三月份表现很差劲，还得到了第二次停赛三场，而这一切都发生在阿森纳正在寻找他们的位置的时候。
• Bryant is often portrayed as petulant, selfish, and at times overbearing in newspaper coverage and magazine profiles.
  科比常被媒体描述为脾气坏的、自私的球员，有时还在报纸封面和杂志外形中显得傲慢。
• Her petulant, blase air.
  她那副任性、冷漠的神态。
• Obama-bashing is a feeble and petulant response for the eurosceptics.
  对欧洲怀疑论者而言，抨击奥巴马是一种软弱而无理的回应。
• He was petulant, selfish, arrogant and occasionally callous.
  他任性、自私、傲慢、有时候还很冷酷。