词汇 | stroppy |
释义 | stroppystrop·py /ˈstrɒpi $ ˈstrɑːpi/ adjectiveadj British EnglishBrE informal BAD-TEMPEREDARGUEbad-tempered and easily offended or annoyed 脾气坏的,易生气的 I try not to get stroppy, but sometimes I just can’t help it. 我尽量不让自己生气,但有时就是忍不住。 —stroppiness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus stroppy• It was just the excuse she needed to get stroppy.• Mary got stroppy about it and said it was wrong what they were doing, it was a desecration.• Teachers report themselves becoming punitive and stroppy with pupils, colleagues and their own families. (1900-2000) Perhaps from obstreperous |
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