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单词 cantankerous
释义
cantankerous
adjective
uk
/ˌkænˈtæŋ.kər.əs/us
/ˌkænˈtæŋ.kɚ.əs/
arguingandcomplaininga lot:
爱争吵且抱怨不休的
He's getting abitcantankerous in hisoldage.他上了年纪，变得有些爱吵嘴还老抱怨。
Synonyms
crotchetyinformal
orneryUS
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
getting angry easily
  • bad-temperedHe's so bad-tempered! He never should have become a teacher.
  • irritableBe careful what you say; he's very irritable today.
  • grumpyI'm just a little tired and grumpy today.
  • crankyUSShe's very cranky because she has a toothache.
  • impatientI'm too impatient for fishing.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Bad-tempered
  • argumentative
  • bad-tempered
  • be hell on wheelsidiom
  • be like a bear with a sore headidiom
  • be spoiling for a fightidiom
  • grumpiness
  • grumpy
  • have a short fuseidiom
  • hell
  • huffy
  • petulant
  • petulantly
  • pugnacious
  • pugnacity
  • quarrelsome
  • testily
  • testiness
  • testy
  • tetchily
  • tetchiness
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(Definition ofcantankerousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

cantankerous| American Dictionary

cantankerous
adjective
us
/kænˈtæŋ·kə·rəs/
annoyedandtendingtoargueandcomplain:
Bydinner, we were alltiredand cantankerous.
(Definition ofcantankerousfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcantankerous

cantankerous
So while there are many pertinent local observations in this book, its overall argument seems too ostentatiouslycantankerousto be entirely convincing.
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When these reactions are particularly intense, the patient can become morose, withdrawn, hypercritical,cantankerous, or openly defiant.
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Nor are such comments just the product ofcantankerousor ' envious ' minds.
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This essay is written in thatcantankerousspirit.
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A report earlier this week said that people do not getcantankerousas they grow older; they are born that way.
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I would say that we are not pressing this for purelycantankerousreasons.
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It was not a wish to becantankerousbut a perfectly genuine and sincere view.
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I wish we could put some of thesecantankerouspassengers where they could do some hard work.
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Somecantankerousperson might say that this road must be repaired.
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Then there are the whims of customers; and, heaven knows, the assistants have to deal with manycantankerouscustomers.
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Let us not becantankerousabout these matters.
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That is very desirable, but it cannot be enforced where you have acantankeroushusband.
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It would be disappointing if acantankerousargument about the distribution developed.
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They are often very awkward andcantankerous, but it is a very good thing for the country to have awkward people to keep things going.
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It does not suit them and, when one is old, frequently one is verycantankerous.
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