querulous是什么意思？

querulous

英[ˈkwerələs] 美[ˈkwɛrələs, ˈkwɛrjə-]

• adj. 抱怨的，爱发牢骚的，易怒的，爱抱怨；

副词：querulously;

例句

• One gets unsettled, depressed, and inclined to be querulous. 有的人变得心绪不宁, 神情沮丧, 动不动就爱发牢骚.
• He was not one who was inclined to be querulous. 他并不是爱吹毛求疵的人.
• The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf. 那个爱抱怨的老人不肯让人撇在一边.
• A querulous male voice said, 'Look, are you going to order, or what?' 一个男人不满地问：“喂，你到底要不要点菜？”

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• ADJ-GRADED
  牢骚满腹的;爱抱怨的
  Someone who is querulous often complains about things.
  例句
  A querulous male voice said, 'Look, are you going to order, or what?' 一个男人不满地问：“喂，你到底要不要点菜？”

英汉词典释义

• adj.
  抱怨的,爱发牢骚的
  The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf. 那个爱抱怨的老人不肯让人撇在一边。

英英词典释义

• Adjective
  1. habitually complaining;
  "a whining child"