Word
Fully loadedgrouchy
/ˈgrautʃi/
adjective
易怒的；脾气坏的；不高兴的
annoyed and irritable
- 1.
Irritable; easily upset; angry; tending to complain.
易怒的；容易生气的；爱抱怨的
易怒的；容易生气的；爱抱怨的；不高兴的；不平的
In use
Dad is always grouchy before he has his morning coffee.
The cold weather made everyone feel grouchy.
My neighbor gets grouchy when people park in front of his house.
be grouchy
描述人处于不高兴的状态。
She is always grouchy in the morning.
她早上总是脾气不好。
get grouchy
表示变得不高兴，强调状态变化。
He gets grouchy when he's tired.
他累了就变得爱发牢骚。
grouchy + noun
用作定语修饰名词，常形容人的性格或情绪。
The grouchy old man refused to talk.
那个脾气暴躁的老人拒绝说话。
Connections
Collocations
- in a grouchy mood
- 心情不好；情绪不佳
- He woke up in a grouchy mood.他醒来时心情不好。
- feel grouchy
- 感到烦躁
- I always feel grouchy when I skip breakfast.我不吃早餐时总是感到烦躁。
- get grouchy
- 变得脾气暴躁
- She gets grouchy when she's tired.她累了就会变得脾气暴躁。
- grouchy old man
- 脾气暴躁的老头
- The grouchy old man complained about the noise.那个脾气暴躁的老头抱怨噪音。
- grouchy attitude
- 暴躁的态度
- His grouchy attitude made everyone uncomfortable.他暴躁的态度让每个人都不舒服。
- grouchy customer
Learner notes
Memory Tip
grouchy 中间藏着 ouch（哎呦）——他脾气坏，总惹得人哎呦叫苦。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常交谈、非正式写作 grouchy 是比较口语化的说法，通常用于日常对话中形容人烦躁、爱发牢骚；在正式写作或严肃语境中较少使用，多可换用 irritable 或 bad-tempered。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 grouchy /ˈɡraʊtʃi/ 真正押韵的是 slouchy /ˈslaʊtʃi/。bouncy /ˈbaʊnsi/ 只有元音相同，结尾不同，不算押韵。punchy /ˈpʌntʃi/、crunchy /ˈkrʌntʃi/、scratchy /ˈskrætʃi/、sketchy /ˈsketʃi/ 拼写都以 -chy 结尾，但元音分别读 /ʌ/、/æ/、/e/，注意不要按 grouchy 的 /aʊ/ 来读。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.