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小词详解 | grumpy
grumpy 英 [ˈɡrʌmpi] 美 [ˈɡrʌmpi]
As if a brutal schedule, grumpy motorists, lurking traffic wardens and the risk of an aching back were not bad enough, they now face the fear of robots taking their jobs.
工作繁忙劳碌,路上的司机脾气火爆,交通管理员神出鬼没,还有可能落下背疼的毛病。这还不够,现在他们还得担心机器人会来抢工作。
——《经济学人》I apologize for sounding like a grumpy old man.
我为听起来像个脾气暴躁的老人而道歉。
——《纽约时报》
[形容词] 脾气暴躁且易怒的
我移动了一下椅子,财产的唯一继承人就对我发脾气。
The sole heir to the fortune grumped at me when I moved the chair.
这位代表黑人青年希望的政治家睡眠不足,所以感到有点烦躁。
The politician who embodied the hopes of black youth hadn't had enough sleep and was feeling kind of grumpy.她理解我为什么累、为什么爱发火,因为我们是患难朋友。我们曾挤在一块取暖。
She understands why I get tired and grumpy because we are companions in adversity. We once huddled together for warmth.
Hagrid appeared at once, looking very grumpy, but his expression brightened when he saw who it was.
海格马上出来了,一脸怒气,可是一看清门外是他们,立刻眉开眼笑了。
testy: easily irritated; impatient and somewhat bad-tempered touchy: (of a person) oversensitive and irritable irritable: having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed or made angry