Word · Frequency #23898
cranky
易怒的;脾气坏的;烦躁的
核心释义
Easily upset or annoyed; grouchy or irritable.
- 1.
有故障的;出毛病的。
Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.
- 2.
暴躁的;易怒的;爱发脾气的。
Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.
- 3.
精神不正常的;古怪的。
Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.
- 4.
易倾覆的(指船舶因货物堆放不当或压载不足)。
Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).
有毛病的;出故障的;古怪的;行为怪异的;(船)易倾覆的;有故障的;出毛病的。;暴躁的;易怒的;爱发脾气的。
用法In use
After a long day at work, my boss became cranky and snapped at everyone.
用法提示:cranky作为形容词,表示脾气坏的、易怒的。
The baby gets cranky when she's tired.
用法提示:cranky描述婴儿因疲倦而烦躁的状态。
He's always cranky in the morning before his coffee.
用法提示:cranky表示早晨未喝咖啡时的易怒情绪。
be cranky about sth
表示对某事物感到恼火。
He is cranky about the delay.
他对延误很暴躁。
get cranky (when...)
指在某种条件下变得易怒。
She gets cranky when she is tired.
她累了就会变得脾气坏。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- get cranky
- 变得暴躁
- He gets cranky when he's tired.他累了就变得暴躁。
- feeling cranky
- 感到烦躁
- I've been feeling cranky all day.我一整天都感到烦躁。
- cranky mood
- 坏脾气
- She's in a cranky mood this morning.她今天早上心情不好。
- cranky baby
- 烦躁的婴儿
- The cranky baby wouldn't stop crying.那个烦躁的婴儿一直哭个不停。
- cranky old man
- 脾气坏的老人
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一个脾气暴躁的人(cranky)不停地转动曲柄(crank),发出刺耳的声音,让人烦躁。
语境与语域Context & Register
cranky 是非正式用语,多用于形容人或机器易怒或出故障的状态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only 'lanky' rhymes with 'cranky' (both /ˈlæŋki/ and /ˈkræŋki/). The other words ('funky', 'chunky', 'stinky', 'lucky', 'spunky') share the -ky spelling but have different stressed vowels (/ʌ/, /ʌ/, /ɪ/, /ʌ/, /ʌ/ respectively).
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