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be crabby
He is crabby today.
他今天脾气不好。
脾气坏的；易怒的
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脾气坏的；易怒的
irritable and bad-tempered
He is crabby today.
他今天脾气不好。
与螃蟹有关或类似螃蟹的
Relating to or resembling crabs; crablike.
充满螃蟹的
Abounding with crabs.
明显恼怒或烦躁；脾气暴躁,易怒,心情不好；爱抱怨或挑剔
Visibly irritated or annoyed; grouchy, irritable, in a foul mood; given to complaining or finding fault in an annoyed way.
难懂或复杂的
Crabbed; difficult or perplexing.
Grandpa gets crabby when he hasn't had his afternoon nap.
爷爷没睡午觉时就会脾气不好。
The waiter was crabbier than usual because the restaurant was overcrowded.
因为餐厅人满为患，那位服务员比平时更爱发脾气。
Don't ask her for help now; she's feeling crabby after a long day.
现在别找她帮忙，她劳累一天后正心烦着呢。
He is crabby today.
他今天脾气不好。
She gets crabby when she's tired.
她累的时候容易发脾气。
He is crabby about the delay.
他对延误感到烦躁。
Not this
He crabs all the time.
Use this
He is crabby all the time.
汉语中'发脾气'常作动词，但英语crabby是形容词，需搭配系动词be。
Not this
He is a crabby.
Use this
He is crabby.
crabby是形容词，不能直接加冠词a用作名词。
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