adjective
1sulkier, sulkiest
- morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful生气的, 愠怒的; 不合作的; 郁闷的：
disappointment was making her sulky.
失望使她郁郁寡欢。
1.1
- expressing or suggesting gloom and bad temper忧伤的; 坏脾气的：
she had a sultry, sulky mouth.
她总爱怨天尤人。
1.2
- figurative not quick to work or respond〈喻〉缓慢的, 迟钝的：
a sulky fire
幽火。
(pl.-ies)
- a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for one person, used chiefly in trotting races双轮单座马车, 轻驾车（主要用于快步马轻驾车比赛）。
派生词
sulkily
adverbsulkiness
noun词源
mid 18th cent.: perhaps from obsolete sulke 'hard to dispose of', of unknown origin.