单词：peevishness
音标：['pi:viʃnis] ；
n. 脾气不好；爱发牢骚
n. The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur;
sourness of temper.
sourness of temper.
词型变化：名词复数形式 : peevishnesses
peevish的用法和样例：
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- He becomes peevish and refuses to eat.他变得易怒了，而且还不吃东西。
- A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy.一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。
- He has grown peevish and fallen off from what he used to be.他变得性情乖张，脾气暴躁，不似以前那么随和。
- The child is never peevish unless sick.这孩子只有在生病时才会闹别扭。
经典引文
His voice was peevish At any moment..he might stop speaking to her.
出自：J. Johnston
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