peevish

[美國]/ˈpiːvɪʃ/
[英國]/ˈpiːvɪʃ/
詞頻: 非常高

中文釋義

adj. 脾氣壞的;易動怒的

例句

a peevish, whining voice.

一個抱怨、哀訴的聲音。

A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.

一個脾氣暴躁的孩子自己不高興也使別人不高興。

She was in a peevish mood all day.

她整天都心煩意亂。

His peevish attitude made it difficult to work with him.

他的脾氣暴躁,很難與他合作。

The peevish customer complained about everything.

那個脾氣暴躁的顧客對一切都抱怨。

I try not to be peevish when things don't go my way.

當事情不順利時,我努力不要發脾氣。

Her peevish behavior alienated her friends.

她的脾氣暴躁的行爲讓她失去了朋友。

The peevish child refused to eat his dinner.

那個脾氣暴躁的孩子拒絕喫晚飯。

He became peevish when he didn't get enough sleep.

他睡眠不足時會變得脾氣暴躁。

The peevish old man yelled at the kids playing outside.

那個脾氣暴躁的老人對在外面玩耍的孩子大聲喊叫。

She gave a peevish response to his question.

她對他的問題做出了脾氣暴躁的回答。

Don't be so peevish about minor inconveniences.

不要爲小事情發脾氣。

原聲例句

Little Walder only looked peevish. " And me, " he said. " I was only being amusing too" .

小瓦德卻還在鬧脾氣。" 我嘛," 他說," 我也只是覺得好玩。"

來源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

When you come home from school, and find your little brother cross and peevish, speak mildly to him.

放學回家時,你若發現小弟弟蠻橫暴躁,就溫和地同他講話。

來源: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

" By rights I should have my sister's command, " he admitted, uncomfortably aware of how peevish that sounded.

" 按照權利,我姐姐的任務本該給我。" 他承認,同時不安地意識到自己的聲音有幾分暴躁。

來源: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Conway smiled, but Mallinson looked peevish again.

康威笑了笑, 但馬林森看起來又一次暴躁。

來源: The Disappearing Horizon

Her face was inartistic—that of a peevish virago.

她的臉毫無藝術氣息——就像一個暴躁的處女座。

來源: The Room with a View (Part Two)

If he were less peevish and morose, all would be well.

如果他不那麼暴躁和憂鬱, 一切都會好起來的。

來源: The Sorrows of Young Werther

He was peevish and had peerless strength.

他很易怒並有着無可匹敵的氣力。

來源: Pan Pan

I went my way perhaps a wiser but certainly a peevish man.

我走了自己的路, 也許是一個更聰明但肯定是一個暴躁的人。

來源: Blade (Part 1)

For she was a straight, brave woman, as well as a peevish one.

因爲她是一個直率、勇敢的女人, 也是一個脾氣暴躁的女人。

來源: The places where angels dare not tread.

Before he had quite sunken away, however, the sharp and peevish tinkle of the shop-bell made itself audible.

然而,在他完全沉下去之前, 商店鈴聲尖銳而惱人的叮噹聲響起。

來源: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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