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cantankerous

美[kæn'tæŋkərəs] 英[kæn'tæŋkərəs]

adj. 脾气坏的；好争吵的；难相处的

副词：cantankerously 名词：cantankerousness

近义词：irritable，cross，mean，quarrelsome，cranky，bloody-minded，crotchety，ornery，

Adjective

stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate;
"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"
having a difficult and contrary disposition;
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"

用作形容词(adj.)

The cantankerous bus driver rouse on the childrenfor singing.那个坏脾气的公共汽车司机因为孩子们唱歌而骂他们。
He's a cantankerous, nasty man who hates students with a passion.他是一个脾气很坏，令人讨厌的人，他的爱好就是与学生作对。
David's first wife was cantankerous.大卫的第一任妻子是一个很任性的人。

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