cantankerous

英 [kænˈtæŋkərəs]

美 [kænˈtæŋkərəs]

adj.  脾气坏且抱怨不休的

GRE

BNC.32754 / COCA.23375

牛津词典

adj.

• 脾气坏且抱怨不休的
  bad-tempered and always complaining
  1. a cantankerous old man
     爱抱怨的老头

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 爱吵架的;爱发牢骚的
  Someone who iscantankerousis always finding things to argue or complain about.
  1. ...a cantankerous old man.
     牢骚满腹的老人

双语例句

• Richard Lindzen is by turns charming and cantankerous.
  理查德林德森时而充满魅力，时而让人讨厌。
• An argumentative discourse; argumentative to the point of being cantankerous; an intelligent but argumentative child.
  与人争辩的演讲；爱与人争辩到了刚愎自用的程度；一个聪明但爱与人争辩的小孩。
• Their boredom made them quarrelsome and cantankerous.
  他们由于无聊而老是斗嘴争吵。
• He's quite cantankerous, um, but he said, where is my stitch work?
  他脾气不好，但是他问我，我的缝合工作在哪里？
• A crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas. The greater the challenge, the more difficult it is to find people who can handle it with confidence.
  一个脾气暴躁并且很难应付的老人。挑战越大，能从容应付的人也就越难求。
• Either a cantankerous political-diplomatic protest.
  要么是严重的政治外交抗议。
• He met a crabbed, cantankerous director.
  他碰上了一位坏脾气、爱争吵的主管。
• Pinot Noir is often seen as a cantankerous grape variety.
  黑比诺往往被视为一种能言善辩葡萄品种。
• So I stay here ( Paris has certain redeeming features), and every day I become older, ruder and more cantankerous.
  因此，我留在了巴黎（巴黎有某些优点），一天比一天衰老、粗鲁、暴戾。
• And after drinking, his eyes brimming with tears, he would be particularly cantankerous.
  酒后眼泪在眼圈里，就特别的好找毛病。