sulky

Word family adverbsulkilynounsulkinessverbsulkadjectivesulky

sulk·y /ˈsʌlki/ adjectiveadj

BAD-TEMPEREDsulking, or tending to sulk （爱）生闷气的；绷着脸的 → moody

a sulky child

生闷气的孩子

He put on a sulky expression.

他板起了脸。

Katherine sat in a sulky silence.

凯瑟琳闷闷不乐地坐着，一声不吭。

—sulkily adverbadv

—sulkiness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

sulky• In church they kept to their own groups, but here they jostled shoulder to shoulder, watchful and sulky.• On the drive home, Maria was sulky and said very little.• The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees.• The big bird squatted quietly against Rima's chest, but her eyes held a sulky, defiant glare.• With sulky faces, the students turned to go.• These phases should be short and not involve the parent being sulky for half a day.• a sulky frown• William was a sulky little boy who seemed to care for nothing except his video games.• But if Nelson Lord was right-no wonder they were sulky, staying away from home as much as they could.

Origin sulky

(1700-1800) Probably from sulke “slow-moving” ((1600-1700))

单词	sulky
释义	sulky Word family adverbsulkilynounsulkinessverbsulkadjectivesulky sulk·y /ˈsʌlki/ adjectiveadj BAD-TEMPEREDsulking, or tending to sulk （爱）生闷气的；绷着脸的 → moody a sulky child 生闷气的孩子 He put on a sulky expression. 他板起了脸。 Katherine sat in a sulky silence. 凯瑟琳闷闷不乐地坐着，一声不吭。 —sulkily adverbadv —sulkiness noun [uncountableU] Examples from the Corpus sulky• In church they kept to their own groups, but here they jostled shoulder to shoulder, watchful and sulky.• On the drive home, Maria was sulky and said very little.• The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees.• The big bird squatted quietly against Rima's chest, but her eyes held a sulky, defiant glare.• With sulky faces, the students turned to go.• These phases should be short and not involve the parent being sulky for half a day.• a sulky frown• William was a sulky little boy who seemed to care for nothing except his video games.• But if Nelson Lord was right-no wonder they were sulky, staying away from home as much as they could. Origin sulky (1700-1800) Probably from sulke “slow-moving” ((1600-1700))
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