petulant

英 [ˈpetjulənt]

美 [ˈpetʃələnt]

adj.  闹脾气的; 爱耍性子的; 赌气的; 任性的

GRE

BNC.21013 / COCA.22374

牛津词典

adj.

• 闹脾气的；爱耍性子的；赌气的；任性的
  bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 大发脾气的；任性的
  Someone who ispetulantis unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way.
  1. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant...
     批评家说他就是愚蠢和任性。
  2. He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture.
     他生气地拿起那支钢笔。

英英释义

adj

• easily irritated or annoyed
  1. an incorrigibly fractious young man
  2. not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  Synonym:crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeevishpeckishpettishscratchytestytetchytechy

双语例句

• The petulant demands of spoilt children.
  宠坏的孩子提出的任性要求。
• Obama-bashing is a feeble and petulant response for the eurosceptics.
  对欧洲怀疑论者而言，抨击奥巴马是一种软弱而无理的回应。
• Although unaggressive and unfailingly polite, the Fayed heir was "a complete pain in the backside" with no concept of time-keeping, yet petulant at necessary delays.
  虽然法耶德家族的这位继承人总是温和、有礼，但简直让他感觉“如芒刺在背”，因为多迪毫无时间概念，却还为必然的延误发脾气。
• His critics say he's just being silly and petulant
  批评家说他就是愚蠢和任性。
• She could be wayward, petulant, and disagreeable.
  她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。
• His behaviour at the end was undoubtedly petulant, unsavoury, especially when he pushed aside an Italian official who tried to stop him leaving.
  他最后的表现，尤其当他推开一名试图阻止他离开的意大利官员时，无疑令人不快，甚至愤怒。
• Her petulant, blase air.
  她那副任性、冷漠的神态。
• Some over-exaggerated diving and a petulant elbow that saw him sent off in March did little for his standing and earned him a second three-match ban just as Arsenal were finding their form.
  但是一些过分夸张的假摔和粗暴的肘击使得他在三月份表现很差劲，还得到了第二次停赛三场，而这一切都发生在阿森纳正在寻找他们的位置的时候。
• He grew moody and petulant.
  他变得喜怒无常，蛮不讲理。
• He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture.
  他生气地拿起那支钢笔。