curmudgeon

curmudgeon读音音标

英[kɜ:ˈmʌdʒən]

美[kɜrˈmʌdʒən]

基本意思释义

n.坏脾气的人，吝啬鬼，守财奴

词性变化

复数:curmudgeons;

形容词:curmudgeonly;

短语及实用例句

...such a terrible old curmudgeon.

脾气相当暴躁的老倔头

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.

英英释义

Noun

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