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be crotchety
He is always crotchety in the morning.
他早上总是脾气不好。
脾气坏的；乖戾的；爱发牢骚的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
脾气坏的；乖戾的；爱发牢骚的
having a difficult and contrary disposition
He is always crotchety in the morning.
他早上总是脾气不好。
有怪想的；反复无常的
s having a difficult and contrary disposition
The old man became increasingly crotchety as he aged, often complaining about the neighborhood children.
这位老人随着年龄增长变得越来越古怪，经常抱怨邻居家的孩子。
Her crotchety remarks during the meeting alienated many of her colleagues.
她在会议上的怪言论疏远了许多同事。
Despite his crotchety demeanor, the professor was secretly kind to struggling students.
尽管这位教授性情古怪，但他暗中对学习困难的学生很友善。
He is always crotchety in the morning.
他早上总是脾气不好。
She gets crotchety when she is tired.
她累了就会变得乖戾。
后接对某事的不满
Grandpa is crotchety about the new rules.
爷爷对新规则牢骚满腹。
常用于描述老年人
The crotchety old man complained about everything.
那个乖戾的老头抱怨一切。
Not this
He is a crotchety.
Use this
He is crotchety.
crotchety 是形容词，不能用作名词，所以不需要冠词 'a'。
Not this
He talks crotchety.
Use this
He talks in a crotchety way.
crotchety 是形容词，不能修饰动词；应用副词短语 'in a crotchety way'。
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脾气坏的老头
The crotchety old man shouted at the children playing outside.
那个脾气坏的老头对外面玩耍的孩子们大喊大叫。
乖戾的行为
His crotchety behavior alienated all his colleagues.
他乖戾的行为疏远了所有同事。
乖戾的性情
She has a crotchety disposition that makes her difficult to work with.
她性情乖戾，很难共事。
变得爱发牢骚
He tends to get crotchety when he's tired.
他累的时候容易变得爱发牢骚。
乖戾的人
Don't mind him; he's just a crotchety person by nature.
别介意他；他天生就是个乖戾的人。
Use crotchety naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
语域：formal 常见场景：描述老年人性格、文学语境 通常用于书面语，多形容老年人或性格古怪、爱发牢骚的人，比较正式。
Words like 'itchy' and 'catchy' share a similar ending sound with 'crotchety', but be aware that 'crotchety' has a different initial sound.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.