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  • 柯林斯词典释义
  • 英英词典释义

curmudgeonly

[kɜ:'mʌdʒənlɪ] [kɜ'mʌdʒənlɪ]
  • 名词:curmudgeon;
  • 例句
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • ADJ-GRADED
      恶毒的;脾气坏的
      If you describe someone as curmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
      例句
      ...her curmudgeonly cynic of a boss... 她作为一个老板所具有的愤世嫉俗和坏脾气 He displayed a curmudgeonly unwillingness to accept the voters' verdict. 他态度恶劣,显得很不情愿接受选举人的意见。
    英英词典释义
    • Adjective
      1. brusque and surly and forbidding;
      "crusty remarks""a crusty old man""his curmudgeonly temper""gruff manner""a gruff reply"