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

• 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。
• Do say you will. I think I should not be peevish with you: you'd not provoke me, and you'd always be ready to help me, wouldn't you? '
  我想我一定不会跟你发脾气，你是不会惹我生气的，而且你总是想帮助我的，不是吗？
• 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；
• She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
  她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。
• She reported him to be an ailing, peevish creature.
  她报告说他是一个多病的任性的东西。
• Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish
  奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。
• 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。
• I then quitted her again, and she drew the bolt in one of her worst, most peevish humours.
  然后我又离开了她，她在一种最坏的、最乖张的心情中上了门闩。
• After peevish [ 2] years cast as China's underperforming neighbour, the huntress is now in hot pursuit.
  印度“捕猎者”中国的近邻，多年来一直不佳，心情急躁，如今正奋起直追。
• 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。