waspish
英 [ˈwɒspɪʃ] 美 [ˈwɑspɪʃ]

adj.

黄蜂的；腰细的；脾气暴躁的；坏心肠的

英英释义

waspish[ 'wɔspiʃ, 'wɔ:- ]

• adj.very irritable

  "witty and waspish about his colleagues"

  同义词：bristlypricklysplenetic

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. Beware her waspish wit.
   提防她的刻毒的妙语。
2. As this insightful, waspish book shows, the hidden similarities were greater than the visible differences.
   正如这本深刻、尖锐的著作所指出的，暗藏的相似点大于可见的不同点。

权威例句

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