cantankerous
[kæn'tæŋkərəs]
adj.脾气坏的, 好争吵的,难相处的
例句与用法:
Mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition; cantankerous.
脾气坏的性情上心胸狭窄的、不随和的且顽固的:脾气不好的
词形变化:
副词: cantankerously | 名词: cantankerousness |
a.
1. 爱唱反调的; 脾气坏的
2. 好打架的; 难相处的
cantankerous
词形变化:
副词: cantankerously | 名词: cantankerousness |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.易怒的; 卑鄙的; 好打架的
cross
mean
irritable
cranky
quarrelsome
cantankerous[kæn'tæŋkərəs]adj.1.■脾气坏的,好吵架的;专爱唱反调的;刚愎的,任性的
cantankerouscantankerous[kənˈtæŋkərəs]adj.1.■脾气不好的, 难处的, 爱吵闹的
继承用法cantankerouslyadj.cantankerousnessn.
adjective
- bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
脾气坏的;爱争吵的;不合作的
he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.
他有时可能是个坏脾气的老顽固。
cantankerously
adverb
cantankerousness
noun
语源
- mid 18th cent.: of unknown origin; perhaps a blend of Anglo-Irish cant 'auction' and rancorous (see rancour)
cantankerous
形容词 cantankerous:
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate- Spectator
同义词:bloody-minded
having a difficult and contrary disposition- Dorothy Sayers
cantankerous
■"had to use liquid helium, which is supercold, costly and cantankerous" (Boston Globe)
“不得不使用极冷、昂贵且难以处理的液态氦”(波士顿环球)
■"He was a cantankerous brute," Salamano said."Now and then we had some proper set-tos, he and I.
“它脾气很坏,”萨拉玛诺说,“我们俩常常吵架。
■a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas.
一个脾气暴躁并且很难应付的老人。
■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。
■Actually, that would probably be just fine with Shrek (voice of Mike Myers), a cantankerous and, by and large, humorless fixture in his own franchise.
事实上,对于这个叛逆、缺少幽默感的史瑞克(MikeMyers配音)来说他并不在意。
■” he e-mailed back, blessedly cantankerous.
他回了信,脾气明显很差。
■He's a cantankerous, nasty man who hates students with a passion.
他是一个脾气很坏,令人讨厌的人,他的爱好就是与学生作对。
■Few of the great creators have bland personalities. They are cantankerous egotists, the kind of men who are unwelcome in the modern corporation.
伟大的创作家很少具有温和的个性。他们是不易相处的自我主义者,是现代企业中不受欢迎的一群。
■You may not be an easy person to live with because of periodic outbursts of temper and sometimes cantankerous attitude.
你可能不是个容易相处的人,因为你周期性情绪的爆发及偶尔发作的脾气暴躁。
■A man with a colorful past, even by the Section's standards, he's weathered, cantankerous and tough as nails.
华特拥有精彩的过往,可是他那坏脾气、坚韧性格总叫人吃不消;
■a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady
喜欢吵架、言语恶毒的老女人
■1.Again, think of that self-opinionated, cantankerous loud-mouth;he/she should learn good manners, and the group must learn to enforce these manners without destructive confrontation.
固执,自负和在与人讨论时滔滔不绝的人需要培养自己的礼仪,团队也需要强制他们以免出现破坏性的争执。
■Wild cats rarely make good house pets. They are typically shy, retiring, elusive, nocturnal and often cantankerous.
大意指野生猫科动物很少能成为好的家庭宠物。它们通常是害羞、孤独、琢磨不透、夜间行动的,且脾气往往很坏。
■5. Wild cats rarely make good house pets. They are typically shy, retiring, elusive, nocturnal and often cantankerous.
大意指野生猫科动物很少能成为好的家庭宠物。它们通常是害羞、孤独、琢磨不透、夜间行动的,且脾气往往很坏。
■If you can’t talk to your mother, or sister, or dog, or diary, then why on earth would you be able to talk to a cantankerous swan with a broken wing and more than likely some internal injuries?
如果你无法对你的母亲,你的姐妹,甚至是你的狗,你的日记讲话,你又为什么能够和一只任性的天鹅讲话?它不但翅膀断了,还很有可能受了一些内伤。
■Though somewhat cantankerous at times, she was far less surly and unapproachable than the sour-faced Wuher.
尽管有时脾气不太好,但和一脸苦大仇深的伍赫相比,她要和蔼可亲得多。
■David's first wife, was cantankerous.
是一个很任性的人。
■Yeah, well, think of anybody else. Frank Lloyd Wright was too cantankerous to love. Mies van der rohe
是的,好吧,想想其他人吧。赖特古怪,没法让人爱。密斯
■Johnson:Yeah, well, think of anybody else. Frank Lloyd Wright was too cantankerous to loe. Mies an der rohe
是的,好吧,想想其他人吧。赖特古怪,没法让人爱。密斯
■One young man,working for a movie talent agency,was the only person willing to listen to a cantankerous star complain about her problems hour after hour,day after day.
有位在电影人才经纪公司任职的年轻人,是该公司惟一愿意每天,甚至每个小时,听一位脾气古怪的电影明星抱怨的人。
■a cantankerous old man
爱抱怨的倔老头
■Caleb went crashing into the forest by their house, pondering why he had married such a cantankerous hoddy-doddy;
盖乐博冲进了他有附近的一个树林,边走边想怎么娶了个这么坏脾气的老婆。
■The conflict between father and son had now become an inescapable reality for him and his son Sun-fu, and he now seemed as cantankerous and eccentric to his son as his father had once seemed to him.
第二代的“父与子的冲突”又在他自己和荪甫中间不可挽救地发生。而且如果说上一代的侍郎可算得又怪僻,又执拗,那么,吴老太爷正亦不弱于乃翁;
■It features an astonishing central performance by the veteran actor Michel Bouquet, whose depiction of Mitterrand is at once cantankerous, mournful, witty, and wise.
米特朗一角由老牌演员米修.布纪担演,他把坏脾气、哀伤、风趣和学识广博的米特朗活现于银幕上。
■Mrs Letouzel, you cantankerous old bag, what do you mean, by complaining about your money!
累托兹太太,你这个老泼妇,你为你的钱叫苦连天,这究竟是什么意思!
■Cantankerous chap Roger always was.
罗杰始终是一个坏脾气的家伙。
■Garfield is a big, cantankerous, outspoken cat.
美国为什么会陷入金融危机和经济大衰退?
■MacDougall’s former editors remember him as a cantankerous man whose meticulous and exhaustive reporting was worth the trouble.2.
美国人一直是合法细心大约不必要的政府强迫,感觉政府应该保守地使用它的权力。
■A 2003 redistricting effort, in the most notorious example, was so cantankerous that at one point 53 Democrats fled to Oklahoma so as to deprive the House of a quorum.
而这个则成为共和党内一些人反对他的原因。
■3. cantankerous adj.
脾气不好的;
■Mean-spirited, disagreeable, and contrary in disposition; cantankerous
脾气坏的性情上心胸狭窄的、不随和的且顽固的:脾气不好的
■The forces of nature, cantankerous mothers-in-law, crashing hard-drives, and the hero's own feelings of inadequacy can make for good obstacles, too.
自然界的力量,心怀不轨的岳母,车祸,以及英雄自身的不认同感都可以作为不错的障碍选择。
■bicker, bristling, cantankerous, choleric, contend, contentious, crabbed, curmudgeon, fracas, fracas, fractious, gruff, irascible, rile, petulant, precipitous, querulous, surly, tantrum.
表“ 脾气暴躁、争吵” 之意:
■Tasmanian devils have a notoriously cantankerous disposition and will fly into a maniacal rage when threatened by a predator, fighting for a mate, or defending a meal.
袋獾性情十分喜欢吵闹,而且常常为了争夺配偶、保护食物,甚至是躲避猎杀者的追捕而分外狂暴。
■It was a priceless moment, and I later regretted not snapping a few photos of the cantankerous old man when I had the chance, fan and all.
这是非常宝贵的时刻。过后我就后悔,为什么在他扇扇子之类能给我机会的时候,我没有抢拍一些这位坏脾气老人的照片。
■The cantankerous bus driver rouse on the childrenfor singing.
那个坏脾气的公共汽车司机因为孩子们唱歌而骂他们。
■and after drinking, his eyes brimming with tears, he would be particularly cantankerous .
酒后眼泪在眼圈里,就特别的好找麻烦。
■People are still feeling stubborn and cantankerous, except for you. You're more likely feeling frustrated. Patience is required.
除了你之外,人们依然固执、脾气糟糕。你可能愈来愈沮丧。要有耐心。
■A cantankerous person; a perverse character
顽固分子
■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。