tetchy['tetʃi]adj.1.■易怒的,易激动的;过度敏感的 [亦作 techy]变形adj.tetchiertetchiest
tetchytetchy[ˈtetʃi]adj.1.■(=techy)过度敏感的; 易怒的; 暴躁的
继承用法tetchilyadv.
词性变化tetchinessn.
(亦作 techy)
adjective
- bad-tempered and irritable
暴躁的;易怒的
tetchily
adverb
tetchiness
noun
语源
- late 16th cent.: probably from a variant of Scots tache 'blotch, fault', from Old French teche
tetchy
形容词 tetchy:
easily irritated or annoyed
同义词:cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, techy
tetchy
■"As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and limited in responses" (James Wolcott)
“当一个批评家变老,他或她通常变得更易怒而且反应有限”(詹姆斯·沃尔科特)
■He was in a particularly tetchy mood yesterday.
他昨天的心情极易暴怒。
■in an ill-natured and tetchy manner.
以性情暴躁、易怒的方式。
■But relations between America and Britain in Afghanistan have been tetchy .
但美英在阿富汗的关系说变就变。
■You’ll be tetchy and grouchy.
你会变得暴躁,爱发牢骚。
■e.g. He was in a particularly tetchy mood yesterday.
例句:他昨天的心情极易暴怒.
■Gays and lesbians may be less tetchy during quarrels because theyaren't forced into a particular role.
同性恋者在争吵中就没有那么易怒,因为他们不需要让自己扮演性别角色。
■As the Americans have reinforced understrength British forces in Helmand, relations between the allies have become tetchy.
在美国向驻赫尔曼德兵员不足的英国军队提供增援后,英美盟国之间的关系开始变得过度敏感起来。
■Anglo-French relations remained tetchy.
安格鲁-法国的关系依然敏感。
■Wounded, tetchy and less effective than it should be, America is still the power that counts.
尽管伤痕累累、脾气暴躁且没有预期中高效,但美国仍是一个举足轻重的大国。
■As a critic gets older, he or she usually grows more tetchy and may even become a big-league scold.
当一个批评家慢慢变老的时候,通常会变得更为暴躁,甚至会成为一流的骂街者。
■a tetchy person, mood, remark
急躁的人﹑ 情绪﹑ 言语
■A tetchy person,mood, remark
急躁的人、情绪、言语