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petulant adj.
⇨ irritableirritable adjective ➡ See also the entry for ⇨ moody 另见moody条irritable ♦︎ sullen ♦︎ bad-tempered ♦︎ grumpy ♦︎ morose ♦︎ sulky ♦︎ petulantThese words all describe people who are in a bad, angry and/or silent mood. 这些词均表示易怒的、阴郁的、闷闷不乐的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an irritable / a sullen / a bad-tempered / a grumpy / a morose man◆a sulky / petulant child◆to look sullen / grumpy / morose / sulky / petulant■ irritable / /ˈɪrɪtəbl/ / getting annoyed easily; showing your anger 易怒的；暴躁的◆He was tired and irritable.他劳累而烦躁。◆She waved him away with an irritable gesture.她气恼地挥手赶走了他。 see also irritate ⇨ annoy , irritated ⇨ annoyed , irritating ⇨ annoying , irritation ⇨ frustration ■ sullen (disapproving) silent and angry, especially in a way that other people think is unreasonable 闷闷不乐的，阴郁的（尤指在他人看来没有道理的）◆sullen teenagers阴郁的少年◆He lapsed into a sullen silence.他陷入了阴郁的沉默。■ ˌbad-ˈtempered often angry; in an angry mood 易怒的；发脾气的◆Her husband was a bad-tempered man.她丈夫脾气暴躁。◆What's making her so bad-tempered?她为什么这么爱发火？■ grumpy (informal, often disapproving) not happy with things and complaining a lot, especially in a way that annoys other people 脾气坏的，爱发牢骚的（尤指令人不悦的）◆Pay no attention to his moods－he's just a grumpy old man.别在意他的坏脾气，他就是个性情暴躁的老头。■ morose /məˈrəʊs; NAmE məˈroʊs/ (written) angry and unhappy and not talking very much 阴郁的；生闷气的；闷闷不乐的◆She just sat there looking morose.她就那样神情阴郁地坐在那儿。■ sulky (disapproving) silent because you are angry about sth, especially in a way that other people think is unreasonable 闷闷不乐的，阴郁的（尤指在他人看来没有道理的）◆Sarah had looked sulky all morning.萨拉整个上午都一脸不高兴的样子。 see also sulk ⇨ temper noun , sulk ⇨ brood verb NOTE 辨析 Sullen or sulky?Typically, children are sulky: if you describe an adult as sulky it suggests that they are behaving like a child. Sullen is an even more disapproving word: people can be sullen on a particular occasion or it can describe their whole character because they behave like that all the time. * sulky通常形容孩子闷闷不乐；如果用于形容成年人，则暗指其孩子气。sullen是个更具贬义的词，既可指人在某特定时刻闷闷不乐，亦可指人性情阴郁，总是郁郁寡欢。■ petulant /ˈpetjulənt; NAmE ˈpetʃələnt/ (written, disapproving) bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want 闹脾气的；耍性子的；赌气的◆He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.他像个耍性子的孩子，拒绝合作。 |