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cranky/ˈkræŋki/adj. (crankier, crankiest) 1 colloq. eccentric, esp. obsessed with a particular theory [口]古怪的，怪僻的(尤指受某种理论困扰的) cranky ideas about women 关于女人的怪念头 2 (esp. of a machine) working badly; shaky (尤指机器)运转不正常的，有毛病的；摇晃的 3 esp. N. Amer. ill-tempered or crotchety [尤北美]脾气坏的，暴躁的 □ crankily adv.□ crankiness n.[perhaps from obsolete crank ‘rogue feigning sickness’] |