cantankerous
英 [kænˈtæŋkərəs] 美 [kænˈtæŋkərəs]

adj.

脾气不好的，爱争吵的；

英英释义

cantankerous[ kæn'tæŋkərəs ]

• adj.
  • stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate

    同义词：bloody-minded

  • having a difficult and contrary disposition

    "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"

    同义词：crotchetyornery

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. The cantankerous bus driver rouse on the childrenfor singing.
   那个坏脾气的公共汽车司机因为孩子们唱歌而骂他们。
2. He's a cantankerous, nasty man who hates students with a passion.
   他是一个脾气很坏，令人讨厌的人，他的爱好就是与学生作对。
3. David's first wife was cantankerous.
   大卫的第一任妻子是一个很任性的人。

权威例句

CANTANKEROUS
Cantankerous
"CANTANKEROUS"
Cantankerous maps and rotary embeddings of K n
The weaver mouse: a most cantankerous rodent.
The nurse as advocate: a cantankerous critique.
'A most cantankerous and awkward bunch': The Study Group on Government and the Weaver Report (1966)
Cantankerous creativity: Honesty–Humility, Agreeableness, and the HEXACO structure of creative achievement
Collaborative Inquiry: A Congenial Paradigm in a Cantankerous World.
Water and the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta: Complex, Chaotic, or Simply Cantankerous?