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单词 petulantly
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petulantly
adverb
uk
/ˈpetʃ.ə.lənt.li/us
/ˈpetʃ.ə.lənt.li/
in a way that ispetulant(=easilyannoyedandrude, like achild):
耍孩子脾气地，任性地；脾气暴躁地
"Well, he didn'tinviteme to hispartyso I'mcertainlynotinvitinghim to mine!" she said petulantly.“好吧，他没有邀请我参加他的聚会，所以我当然不会邀请他参加我的！” 她愤愤地说。
Hestampedafootpetulantly.他暴躁地跺了跺脚。
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  • "Theboltkeepsbreakingand I can'tfigureout why," said thefrustratedman, a little petulantly.
  • Heshoutedpetulantly at aboywho wascarvinga word on analmondtree.
  • Theplayerhad just petulantlyhurledtheballat thereferee.
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  • have a short fuseidiom
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Physically and mentally mature & immature
(Definition ofpetulantlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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He ispetulantlycapable of almost anything.
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We should not justpetulantlywithdraw everything.
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Oh very well, she repliedpetulantly, and, going down to the floats she handed over a piece of music to the pianist in the pit.
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Though, she continues to fightpetulantlywith him, he tells himself, her crassness stems from her poverty and lets her stay.
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He was asked almostpetulantlywhy it took him so long to translate the book.
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Ariki-maupetulantlyrejects the latest statue which stands over 20 feet tall as too small.
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