peevish 详细解释

peevish

['pi:viʃ]

adj.易怒的, 暴躁的, 撒娇的

a.

1. 易怒的, 乖戾的, 好抱怨的

a peevish old man

爱发牢骚的老汉

2. 带怒气的

词形变化

副词: peevishly | 名词: peevishness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.暴躁的; 好抱怨的

cross  complaining  fretful  petulant  

同义参见:

excitable  acidulous  angry  caustic  quarrelsome  sour  acid  

英英释义

形容词 peevish:

easily irritated or annoyed

同义词：cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy

补充

peevishpeevish英:[ˈpi:viʃ] 美:[ˈpivɪʃ]adj.1.脾气坏的; 易动怒的

例句

1. He peered over his spectacles like a peevish schoolmaster.他的眼睛从镜片上方看过来, 像个易怒的小学校长。 2. Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish.奥布里睡眠很少, 这总是让他很焦躁。 3. all this makes Stephen fretful and peevish.所有这些使得斯蒂芬既烦恼又生气。 4. a peevish, whining voice.一个抱怨、哀诉的声音。 5. a peevish frown因生气而皱起的眉头 6. peevish patients in the doctor's waiting room候诊室里不耐烦的病人 7. "“I didn't do anything wrong,” he answered peevishly."“我没做错什么。”他气呼呼地回答道。

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