be crabby
He is crabby today.
他今天脾气不好。
脾气坏的；易怒的
与螃蟹有关或类似螃蟹的；充满螃蟹的；明显恼怒或烦躁；脾气暴躁,易怒,心情不好；爱抱怨或挑剔；难懂或复杂的
irritable and bad-tempered
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。
用法提示：crabby 作形容词，表示易怒、脾气坏。
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。
用法提示：crabbier 是 crabby 的比较级，意为更易怒的。
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。
用法提示：crabby 描述情绪烦躁、易怒的状态。
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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He crabs all the time.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a crabby.
正确表达He is crabby.
crabby是形容词，不能直接加冠词a用作名词。
grumpy 强调闷闷不乐，crabby 强调易怒、好争吵
crab 是名词或动词，crabby 是形容词，且意义完全不同
crappy 强调质量差，crabby 强调情绪坏
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