ornery
['ɔ:nəri]
adj. 脾气坏的, 故意刁难的
例句与用法:
That style of architecture is too ornate for my taste.
那种建筑风格太华丽了,不对我的口味。
A large, often ornate cabinet or wardrobe.
大型衣橱大的,常装饰华丽的衣柜或衣橱
A woman's ornate headdress, fashionable around 1700.
女士装饰华丽的头饰,在1700年前后流行。
The parks of this city are famous for their ornate fountains.
这个城市的公园以其华丽的喷泉而著名。
词形变化:
形容词比较级: ornerier | 形容词最高级: orneriest | 名词: orneriness |
a.【美】【口】
1. 下等的; 低劣的
2. 顽固的; 坏脾气的
ornery
形容词比较级:ornerier
形容词最高级:orneriest
词形变化:
形容词比较级: ornerier | 形容词最高级: orneriest | 名词: orneriness |
同义词:
flamboyant | fussy | official | fancy | adorned | flowery | decorative | overelaborate | baroque | elaborate | sumptuous | ornamental | lavish | rich | opulent | high-flown | wordy | verbose | complex | metaphorical | complicated |
反义词:
chaste |
词义辨析:
同义:
a.顽固的; 坏脾气的
unruly
disobedient
rebellious
contrary
obstinate
stubborn
willful
headstrong
firm
stiff
rigid
adamant
difficult
mean
malicious
disagreeable
cross
irritable
cranky
同义参见:
testy
spiteful
mad
ornery['ɔ:nəri]adj.1.■[口语][方言]2.■平常的,普通的3.■(质量等)次的,差的4.■[美国英语]不合作的;固执的;脾气坏的5.■[美国英语]卑劣的;粗俗的,下流的
orneryornery[ˈɔ:nəri]adj.[美口]1.■脾气坏的; 爱争吵的2.■品行坏的; 低劣的; 卑劣的3.■平凡的; 一般的
继承用法orinessn.
[ˈɔːnəri]
adjective
(N. Amer. informal)(北美,非正式informal)
- bad-tempered and intolerant
脾气坏的;褊狭的 - ordinary
平常的,普通的
orneriness
noun
语源
- early 19th cent.: variant of ordinary, representing a dialect pronunciation
ornery
形容词 ornery:
having a difficult and contrary disposition- Dorothy Sayers
同义词:cantankerous, crotchety
ornery
■a lively child, who had been spoilt and indulged, and therefore was sometimes wayward (Charlotte Bront?). One who is ornery is marked by a mean - spirited, often defiant contrariety:
一个活泼的孩子,因为被娇宠溺爱而有时任性倔强(夏洛蒂 勃朗特)。用Ornery来形容人时具有心胸狭窄,又常常违抗不服的互相矛盾的特征:
■Last week in Los Angeles, the reformers learned just how ornery the current system can be.
上周在洛杉矶,改革派领教了当前体制令人不快的一面。
■Can Carmelo Anthony play the same brand of ornery defense all season long that he did against the Lakers in the playoffs?
丹佛金块:卡梅隆-安东尼表现还会像上个赛季和季后赛对湖人那样一般的防守吗?
■He was not afraid of ornery rustlers.
也不怕卑鄙的偷牛贼。
■Also imagine that no matter how rude, unhappy, irritated, or ornery the voices are on the other end of the line, these young Indians are incessantly and unfailingly polite.
也可以设想不管电话那头的声音多么粗鲁、不悦、恼怒或争吵,这些年轻的印度人不倦的保持礼貌。
■Once upon a time in a far away swamp there lived an ornery ogre named Shrek (Mike Myers) whose precious solitude is suddenly shattered by an invasion of annoying fairytale characters.
从前,某国家的公主费安娜一生坎坷,小时候被诅咒每逢月圆之夜会变成怪物模样,长大后又给恶魔捉去强迫要娶她为妻。
■He was strong and brave. He was not afraid of coyotes. He was not afraid of mountain lions. He was not afraid of ornery rustlers.
他既强壮又勇敢。不怕土狼。不怕山狮。也不怕卑鄙的偷牛贼。
■3.He was convinced he was loved by all; and he was, even when he was ornery trying to just get our attention.
他深信我们所有人都爱他,事实的确是这样,就算有时候他会耍脾气来吸引我们的注意力。
■"And he had a little small bull-pup, that to look at him you'd think he warn't worth a cent but to set around and look ornery and lay for a chance to steal something.
他还有一只小斗狗,光看外表你准以为它一钱不值,就配在那儿拴着,一副贼溜溜的样子,老想偷点什么。
■But her daughter later told a reporter, "My dad's an ornery old cowboy, and he didn't like it when he heard mom's vote wouldn't be counted.
但是他女儿告诉记者,“我父亲是一个普通的牧民,当他知道我母亲的选票无效时很不开心。
■Authors are like software developers, not powerful individually but incredibly powerful en masse (and just as ornery!
作者可以通过出版商把图书摆上零售商的货架上。但是,这种情况正在发生变化。
■1.On top of that, the tools themselves were almost universally immature and ornery.
其中最严重的是,这些工具几乎普遍都不够成熟,性能也一般。
■The first three med students are ornery because they have been waiting for 11 minutes.
前三个医学学生很生气,因为他们等了我十一分钟了。
■It is mostly because we're mean and ornery.
多半是因为我们小心眼,有点固执。
■and if she didn't, everybody naturally despises an ungrateful nigger, and they'd make Jim feel it all the time, and so he'd feel ornery and disgraced.
如果她不是这么干,大伙儿自然会一个个都瞧不起忘恩负义的黑奴,他们势必会叫杰姆时时刻刻意识到这一点,搞得他狼狈不堪、无地自容。
■Andres Nocioni: He's not only tough, but also ornery.
安德烈-诺奇奥尼:他不仅仅是强硬的,而且脾气暴躁。
■He was convinced he was loved by all;and he was, even when he was ornery trying to just get our attention.
家里聊天或者和朋友聊天都好像离不开阿诺德这个主题。
■With a really ornery knot, give up trying to fix it and see if you can welcome it, make room for it.
对于很糟的情况,放弃修正的努力,看看是否能欢迎它并接纳它。
■When he was 16 when is sometimes ornery shoots carves the hero!
当他十六岁时已经是威名远播的射雕英雄了!
■When I tried to get the car salesman to lower his prices, he became ornery and dug in his heels.
当我试图让汽车销售员把价格降低时,他不耐烦地蹭着脚,脾气暴躁起来
■When I tried to get the car salesman to lower his prices,he became ornery and dug in his heels.
当我试图让汽车销售员把价格降低时,他不耐烦地蹭着脚,脾气暴躁起来。
■Texas Longhorn bull looking mighty ornery!
得克萨斯角牛图片 Texas Longhorn.
■I'm nasty, I'm old, and a little bit ornery.
我有点儿惹人讨厌,我是老头,有点爱唠叨。
■It's aid that Lao Zhang is ornery good terms with the minister
据说老张和那个部长的关系特别好
■But they seem to be becoming more ornery.
然而他们看起来脾气变得越来越大。
■2.Nathan is so ornery in the morning that he never answers his phone.
纳单早上情绪最差,他从来不接电话。
■Ornery or not,You've been M.I.A for over a month.
贱不贱我不管,你失踪了有一个多月了。
■It goes with the grain of Britain's ornery zeitgeist, with its antipathy to politicians.
这一新的议程延续了英国挑刺儿的时代精神和对政客的不屑。
■The hunters were buffaloed by these powerful, speedy, ornery creatures who were so hard to control
这些强壮、迅猛、暴躁的动物如此难以制服,猎人束手无策。