curmudgeonly

英 [kɜːˈmʌdʒənli]

美 [kɜːrˈmʌdʒənli]

adj.  恶毒的; 脾气坏的

COCA.33272

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 恶毒的;脾气坏的
  If you describe someone ascurmudgeonly, you do not like them because they are mean or bad-tempered.
  1. ...her curmudgeonly cynic of a boss...
     她作为一个老板所具有的愤世嫉俗和坏脾气
  2. He displayed a curmudgeonly unwillingness to accept the voters' verdict.
     他态度恶劣，显得很不情愿接受选举人的意见。

英英释义

adj

• brusque and surly and forbidding
  1. crusty remarks
  2. a crusty old man
  3. his curmudgeonly temper
  4. gruff manner
  5. a gruff reply
  Synonym:crustygruffill-humoredill-humoured

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