| 单词 | peevish |
| 释义 | peevishWord family verbpeeveadjectivepeevedpeevishadverbpeevishlynounpeevishness peev·ish /ˈpiːvɪʃ/ adjectiveadj BAD-TEMPEREDeasily annoyed by small and unimportant things 易动怒的，脾气坏的 → bad-tempered The kids were peevish after so long in the car. 孩子们坐了这么长时间的汽车，随时会发脾气。 —peevishly adverbadv —peevishness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus peevish• But a week before the examination he became restless and peevish.• The whole team was peevish after losing the game.• When he tries to sound fiercer he sometimes sounds peevish or wheedling.• She had introduced herself in rather a peevish voice as Gladys someone-or-other. |
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