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sulk verb
⇨ broodsulk noun
⇨ temper brood verb brood ♦︎ pout ♦︎ sulk ♦︎ mopeThese words all mean to behave in way that shows that you are angry or upset. 这些词均表示忧烦、生闷气。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to brood / sulk / mope about sth◆to brood / sulk over sth■ brood / /bruːd/ / [intransitive] (sometimes disapproving) to think a lot about sth that makes you annoyed, anxious or upset 焦虑，忧思（使人厌烦、担忧或不安的事）◆You're not still brooding over what he said, are you?你不是还在为他的话闷闷不乐吧？◆He sits in his armchair brooding on how life has let him down.他坐在扶手椅里，郁闷地想着生活是多么令他失望。■ pout / /paʊt/ / [intransitive, transitive] (often disapproving) to push out your lips, to show that you are annoyed or unhappy about sth; (of sb's lips) to be pushed out in this way （恼怒或不悦地）撅嘴；（双唇）撅起◆She pouted angrily.她生气地撅起嘴。◆The young clerk pouted his lips as if he was going to object.年轻的职员撅起嘴，像是要表示反对。ⓘ You can also pout to look sexually attractive. * pout也可指嘟嘴以示性感◆Her lips pouted invitingly.她挑逗地嘟起双唇。 ▸ pout noun [singular] ◆Her lips were set in a pout of annoyance.她愠恼地撅起了双唇。■ sulk [intransitive] (disapproving) to look angry and refuse to speak or smile because you want people to know that you are upset about sth 面有愠色；生闷气◆He went off to sulk in his room.他回到自己房里，生起闷气来。 see also sulk ⇨ temper noun , sulky ⇨ irritable ■ mope [intransitive] (disapproving) to spend your time doing nothing and feeling sorry for yourself 闷闷不乐；自怨自艾◆Instead of moping around the house all day, you should be out there looking for a job.不要整天闷闷不乐地在家里晃悠，你应该出去找份工作。 temper noun temper ♦︎ tantrum ♦︎ rage ♦︎ mood ♦︎ sulk ♦︎ huffThese are all words for a short period of angry behaviour or of feeling angry. 这些词均表示发脾气、怒气、不悦。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达发脾气的程度| mood | ➔ | temper | ➔ | rage | | sulk | | tantrum | | | | huff | | | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be in a temper / rage / huff at / about / over sth◆in a temper / rage / mood / sulk / huff◆a violent temper / tantrum / rage◆to have a temper / a tantrum / the sulks◆to get in a temper / rage / huff◆to fly into a temper / rage■ temper [countable, usually singular, uncountable] if sb has a temper, they get angry easily 脾气；易怒的性情◆He has a short / quick temper (= gets angry very easily).他是个急性子。◆You must learn to control your temper.你得学会捺住性子。◆After an hour of waiting tempers began to fray (= people began to get angry).等了一个小时后，大伙开始冒火了。◆She broke the plates in a fit of temper.她一气之下把盘子都摔碎了。ⓘ A temper is also a short period of feeling very angry. * temper亦指一阵暴怒、怒气◆She says awful things when she's in a temper.她一发脾气说话就很难听。 see also lose your temper ⇨ lose your temper ■ tantrum / /ˈtæntrəm/ / [countable] a sudden short period of angry, unreasonable behaviour, especially in a child （尤指儿童）耍脾气，使性子◆They claimed she threw tantrums and was difficult to work with.他们说她爱使性子，很难一起工作。◆Young children often have temper tantrums.小孩子经常爱使性子。■ rage [countable] a period of violent anger that is difficult to control 暴怒；狂怒◆Sue stormed out in a rage.苏大发雷霆。◆She attacked him in a jealous rage.她因妒忌而发怒攻击他。 see also rage ⇨ anger noun ■ mood [countable] a period of being angry or impatient 坏心境；坏脾气◆I wonder why he's in such a mood today.我不知道他为什么今天脾气这么坏。◆She was in one of her moods (= one of her regular periods of being angry or impatient).她心情又不好了。◆to be in a bad / foul / filthy / terrible mood情绪不佳／很差／很坏／极糟 see also mood ⇨ mood , moody ⇨ moody ■ sulk [countable] (BrE also the sulks [plural]) a period of being silent and bad-tempered because you are annoyed about sth 生闷气；愠怒◆Jo was in a sulk upstairs.乔在楼上生闷气。◆Ed's got the sulks again.埃德又生闷气了。 see also sulk ⇨ brood verb , sulky ⇨ irritable ■ huff [countable] (informal) a period of being bad-tempered, especially because sb has annoyed or upset you 怒气冲冲，生气（尤指被人惹恼或烦乱所致）◆She went home in a huff.她怒气冲冲地回家了。 |