| 词汇 | bad-tempered |
| 释义 | bad-temperedWord family nounbaddiebadnessbadassbad debtbad hair daybadlandsbadmanadjectivebaddishbadly offbad-temperedbadadverbbadlyverbbadmouth ˌbad-ˈtempered ●●○ adjectiveadj British EnglishBrE BAD-TEMPEREDsomeone who is bad-tempered becomes easily annoyed and talks in an angry way to people 脾气不好的，易躁易怒的 SYN irritable► see thesaurus at angry n THESAURUS bad-tempered becoming easily annoyed and talking in an angry unfriendly way to people Her husband was a disagreeable, bad-tempered man. I was wondering why she had been so bad-tempered recently. moody often becoming annoyed or unhappy, especially when there seems to be no good reason a moody teenager Myra can be a bit moody sometimes. irritable easily annoyed about small things, especially because you are tired, upset, or worried I hadn’t had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable. Since Steve quit smoking, he’s been really irritable. You’re turning into an irritable old man. grumpy/grouchy easily annoyed and often complaining about things – used especially when talking about people you know well. These words sound much gentler and less critical than bad-tempered There’s no need to be so grumpy! He woke up in a grouchy mood. be in a bad mood to be feeling annoyed or unhappy, so that you do not speak in a normal friendly way to people – used especially when this only lasts for a fairly short period of time and is not part of someone’s usual character Leave him alone – he’s in a bad mood today. By the time I got home at 9 o'clock, I was in a really bad mood. have/have got a short fuse informal to be likely to become angry very suddenly, especially in an unreasonable way Be careful what you say to the Colonel - he’s got a very short fuse. cantankerous written bad-tempered and complaining or quarrelling a lot – used especially about old people The hotel owner was a cantankerous old man. In later years, she became quite cantankerous. Examples from the Corpus bad-tempered• He's usually the most charming of men to work for, but just lately ... talk about bad-tempered.• It had no effect whatsoever, except to leave her feeling battered and thoroughly bad-tempered.• A thin, bad-tempered breeze blew sand into our faces and whipped up under my skirt.• The rough clientele of the pub, understanding nothing except that a formerly bad-tempered dispute was being amicably resolved, cheered noisily.• He was as cranky as a bad-tempered goat, always putting his head down and charging into things that annoyed him.• Meredith had only time to see that she was expensively dressed, sharp-featured and bad-tempered in looks.• In fact, she was a very selfish, disagreeable, bad-tempered little girl.• Her father was a bad-tempered man who sat alone drinking beer and watching TV most nights.• As Aunt Matilde's pain grew worse, she became too bad-tempered to see anyone. |
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