curmudgeon

释义

n.坏脾气的人，吝啬鬼，守财奴

词态变化

复数 :   curmudgeons ; 形容词 :   curmudgeonly ;

实用场景例句

The grumpy old man was an absolute curmudgeon.

那个脾气暴躁的老头儿真是个十足的老倔头。

金山词霸

The old curmudgeon was talking about the smothering effects of parental duty on creative lives.

那些坏脾气的老人们喋喋不休于父母生儿育女之责任的妨碍性效应.

期刊摘选

The old curmudgeon found a new scapegoat and that let me out.

那个老守财奴找到一个新的替罪羊,这样我就脱身了.

《简明英汉词典》

真题例句

Curmudgeons (倔脾气的人) who imagine that every renter is a murderer can still stay at conventional hotels.

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英英释义

Noun

1. a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas