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petulant

/ˈpɛtjələnt/

Meanings
adjective

任性的， 孩子气的。

Childishly irritable

Examples :

"The child was petulant and refused to eat his dinner. "
那个孩子很任性，闹脾气，不肯吃晚饭。
character attitude mind emotion human

Related Words

Illustration denied

denied verb

/dɪˈnaɪd/

拒绝，否认

"I wanted to go to the party, but I was denied."

我想去参加聚会，但是他们不让我去。

Illustration childishly

childishly adverb

/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃli/

幼稚地，孩子气地

"The student argued childishly with the teacher about the assignment. "

那个学生幼稚地和老师争论起了作业的事情。

Illustration wanton

wanton noun

/ˈwɒntɒn/ /ˈwɒntən/ /ˈwɑntən/

娇生惯养的人，被溺爱的人

""Growing up, she was a wanton, always given the best toys and never asked to do chores." "

从小到大，她就是个娇生惯养的人，总是得到最好的玩具，而且从不用做家务。

Illustration display

display noun

/dɪsˈpleɪ/

展览，展示。

"The trapeze artist put on an amazing acrobatic display."

那个空中飞人呈现了一场精彩绝伦的杂技表演。

Illustration refused

refused verb

/ɹɪˈfjuːzd/

拒绝，谢绝

"My request for a pay rise was refused."

我要求加薪的请求被拒绝了。

Illustration himself

himself pronoun

/hɪmˈsɛlf/

他自己

"He injured himself."

他把自己弄伤了。

Illustration little

little noun

/ˈlɪ.ɾɫ̩/ /ˈlɘtl̩/ /ˈlɪtəl/ /ˈlɪtl̩/

少量，一点儿。

"Can I try a little of that sauce?"

我可以尝一点儿那个酱吗？

Illustration insolent

insolent noun

/ˈɪnsə.lənt/

傲慢的人，无礼之徒

"The teacher punished the insolent for repeatedly talking back and disrupting the class. "

老师惩罚了那个傲慢无礼的学生，因为他屡次顶撞和扰乱课堂秩序。

Illustration forward

forward noun

/ˈfoːwəd/ /foːd/ /ˈfɔː.wəd/ /ˈfɔɹ.wɚd/

前锋

"The forward tackled the ball carrier, trying to win possession for his team. "

那位前锋擒抱了持球者，试图为他的队伍赢得球权。

Illustration second

second noun

/ˈsɛkɪnd/ /ˈsɛkənd/ /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/

第二，亚军

"My sister is the second oldest child in our family. "

我妹妹是我们家年龄第二大的孩子。

Illustration dinner

dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

午餐

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "

我的午餐是三明治和一些水果，之后我就去上下午的课了。

Illustration irritable

irritable adjective

/ˈɪɹɪtəbl/

易怒的，烦躁的

"My sister is very irritable this week; she's easily annoyed by small things. "

这个星期我妹妹特别烦躁，一点小事就容易惹恼她。