Word
curmudgeon
脾气坏、固执的老人;乖戾的老人
核心释义
a bad-tempered, stubborn old person who is easily annoyed
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脾气暴躁、固执己见的人,常指老年男性。
An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
脾气暴躁、固执己见的人,常指老年男性。;脾气坏的人;吝啬鬼
用法In use
The old man next door is a bit of a curmudgeon, but he always feeds the stray cats.
用法提示:curmudgeon 是名词,在句中作表语,表示脾气坏、固执的老人。
Our retired neighbor is a friendly curmudgeon who grumbles about everything yet helps everyone.
用法提示:curmudgeon 是名词,在句中作表语,并由定语从句进一步说明其乖戾固执的特点。
The curmudgeons at the café complained about the new music every single morning.
用法提示:curmudgeons 是 curmudgeon 的复数形式,在句中作主语,表示一群脾气坏、固执的老人。
be a curmudgeon
curmudgeon 是名词,指脾气坏、固执的老人,语气诙谐或略带贬义。
My grandfather is a curmudgeon.
我爷爷是个脾气坏、固执的人。
call sb a curmudgeon
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- old curmudgeon
- 乖戾的老人
- The old curmudgeon next door always complains about the noise.隔壁那个乖戾的老人总是抱怨吵闹声。
- lovable curmudgeon
- 可爱的老顽固
- Despite his complaints, he is a lovable curmudgeon.尽管他爱抱怨,他却是个可爱的老顽固。
- cantankerous curmudgeon
- 暴躁乖戾的人
- The cantankerous curmudgeon refused to let anyone park in front of his house.那个暴躁乖戾的老人不让任何人把车停在他家门前。
- become a curmudgeon
- 变成乖戾的人
- He became a curmudgeon after he retired.退休后他变成了一个乖戾的人。
- professional curmudgeon
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一只坏脾气的老狗(cur)在泥(mud)里打滚,谁靠近就吼——curmudgeon 就是暴躁固执的老头。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:informal 常见场景:casual conversation、humorous or sarcastic articles curmudgeon 多用于口语或带幽默、讽刺意味的语境,语气不太正式,常指脾气不好且固执的老人。正式写作中较少见,但偶尔出现于文学描写。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 curmudgeon 押韵的词(重读元音及后续音相同)有 bludgeon、dudgeon、gudgeon(均以 /ʌdʒən/ 结尾)。注意 dungeon 拼写相似但读音为 /ˈdʌndʒən/,多一个 /n/ 音,并非完全押韵;pigeon(/ˈpɪdʒɪn/)和 surgeon(/ˈsɜːrdʒən/)拼写相近但元音不同。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.