curmudgeonly

/kɜːrˈmʌdʒənli/ /kɜːrˈmʌdʒɪnli/

Meanings

adjective

脾气坏的，爱抱怨的

Characteristic of a curmudgeon; churlish

Examples :

"Mr. Peterson's curmudgeonly attitude made him unpopular with his neighbors, as he always complained about their loud music and messy yards. "

彼得森先生那爱抱怨、脾气坏的态度让他很不招邻居待见，因为他总是抱怨他们震耳欲聋的音乐和乱糟糟的院子。

Related Words

about adjective

/əˈbɛʊt/ /əˈbaʊt/ /əˈbʌʊt/

活动的，走动的。

"After my bout with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, it took me 6 months to be up and about again."

在和吉兰-巴雷综合征搏斗之后，我花了六个月的时间才能再次恢复活动，到处走动。

neighbors noun

/ˈneɪbərz/

邻居，街坊。

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

我的邻居养了两只吵闹的猫。

their pronoun

/ðeər/

他们的

"They brought their books with them."

他们带了他们的书。

complained verb

/kəmˈpleɪnd/

抱怨，埋怨

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

乔总是抱怨邻居们制造的噪音。

always adverb

/ˈɔː(l).weɪz/ /ˈɔl.weɪz/

总是，一直，始终。

"Airplanes did not always exist as a form of transportation."

飞机作为一种交通工具，并不是一直都存在的。

curmudgeon noun

/kɜː(ɹ)ˈmʌdʒ.ən/ /kɚˈmʌdʒən/

吝啬鬼，守财奴

"Old Mr. Peterson, the neighborhood curmudgeon, never donated to any school fundraisers, despite being very wealthy. "

尽管非常富有，老彼得森先生，这个街坊里出了名的吝啬鬼，从来不给任何学校的募捐活动捐款。

characteristic noun

/ˌkæɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/ /ˌkɛɹəktəˈɹɪstɪk/

特点，特征。

"The characteristic smell of freshly baked bread always reminds me of my grandmother's kitchen. "

新鲜出炉的面包那种独特的香味总是让我想起我奶奶的厨房。

messy adjective

/ˈmɛsi/

乱，凌乱，杂乱。

"Jim ran his fingers through his messy brown hair."

吉姆用手指随意地拨弄着他那蓬乱的棕色头发。

attitude noun

/ˈætɪˌtjuːd/ /ˈætɪtud/

姿势，仪态。

"The ballet dancer walked with a graceful attitude."

芭蕾舞演员走路的姿态十分优雅。

churlish adjective

/ˈtʃɜːlɪʃ/ /ˈtʃɝːlɪʃ/

粗鲁的，粗鄙的

"The churlish farmer, used to a simple life, found city life confusing and rude. "

这个乡下农夫，习惯了简朴的生活，觉得城市生活既令人困惑又粗鲁。

music noun

/ˈmjuːzɪk/ /ˈmjuzɪk/

音乐，乐曲

"The music playing softly in the classroom helped students focus on their work. "

教室里轻柔的音乐帮助学生们集中注意力学习。

unpopular adjective

/ʌnˈpɑpjələr/ /ʌnˈpɑpjəlɚ/

不受欢迎的，冷门的

"an unpopular opinion"

一种不受欢迎的观点