peevish

peevish

英/ ˈpiːvɪʃ /

美/ ˈpiːvɪʃ /

简明
柯林斯

adj.（尤指因琐事而）易怒的，脾气坏的；爱发牢骚的，抱怨的

GRE/SAT/

比较级
more peevish
最高级
most peevish

网络释义
英英释义

1
易怒的
... vexing 使人烦恼的 peevish 易怒的 cranky 怪癖的 ...

短语

1
peevish à peeve
气恼
2
a peevish old man
爱发牢骚的老汉
3
peevish h
坏脾气的 ; 烦躁的

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双语例句
权威例句

1
So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library.
所以没过多久，在去底特律公共图书馆的路上，就有两个脾气暴躁的男孩坐在她那辆1959年产的白色奥兹莫比尔汽车上。
2
Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish.
奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
3
She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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同近义词
同根词
词源

adj.
易怒的，暴躁的；带怒气的；撒娇的
fierce / testy

百科

Peevish
A pet peeve or pet hate is a minor annoyance that an individual identifies as particularly annoying to themselves, to a greater degree than others may find it.

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