pe.tul.ant 5pet7jJ7l[nt adj disapproving bad-tempered or annoyed in a childish and rude way 任性的，脾气坏的 One colleague recalled the dancer's petulant refusal to collect an award because his name had been wrongly pronounced. 一位同事回忆那名舞蹈演员因为他的名字被念错了就粗鲁地拒绝领奖。