crotchety
- adj.易怒的;脾气坏的;动辄生气的
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He was tired and crotchety .
他累了,动不动就发火。
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By the time the meal began , the youngest children were getting tired and crotchety .
到开饭时间时,最小的孩子们已等累了,并耍起性子来。
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You boys are as crotchety as a couple of old hens .
你们这些人一天到晚像老母鸡一样想入非非。
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A lot of older people are crotchety because they 've been complaining all their lives .
很多老年人脾气暴躁,因为他们一辈子都在怨天尤人。
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Anyone can experience it and benefit from it , even the most crotchety uncle at the Thanksgiving dinner table .
人人都可以感受它,也可以受益于它,甚至对于感恩节晚宴上最变态的大叔也是如此。
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On deadline day , the paper 's crotchety general manager would suddenly appear over her shoulder , inspecting her work for errors .
在最终期限将至的一天,这位脾气古怪的总经理总会突然出现在她身边,给她的工作挑点毛病。
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Everyone would be assigned a familial role : from Old Man Jerry Buss , the wise and sometimes crotchety grandfather , to consigliere Phil Jackson , the trusted family counselor .
每个人在这个家中都有一定位置:有时睿智有时糊涂的杰里·巴斯是祖父;菲尔·杰克逊是值得相信的法律顾问;