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be grumpy about sth
表示对某事物感到不满或烦躁。
She is grumpy about the delay.
她对延误很生气。
脾气坏的；易怒的
grumpier — comparative of grumpy
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
脾气坏的；易怒的
Dissatisfied and irritable.
She is grumpy about the delay.
她对延误很生气。
不满且易怒的
Dissatisfied and irritable.
My grandfather is usually grumpy in the morning before he has his coffee.
我的祖父通常在早上喝咖啡之前脾气暴躁。
The grumpy old man shouted at the children for playing near his house.
那个脾气暴躁的老人因为孩子们在他家附近玩耍而大声斥责他们。
She gets grumpier when she's tired, so try not to bother her.
她累的时候会更暴躁，所以尽量别打扰她。
表示对某事物感到不满或烦躁。
She is grumpy about the delay.
她对延误很生气。
表示对某人的态度不好。
The old man is grumpy with his neighbors.
那个老人对邻居脾气暴躁。
强调进入一种烦躁的状态。
He gets grumpy when he hasn't eaten.
他饿了就会变得暴躁。
强调内心的感受。
I feel grumpy after a long day at work.
工作一整天后我感到烦躁。
Not this
He grumpy.
Use this
He is grumpy.
中文中形容词可以直接作谓语，不需要系动词，但英语中形容词作表语时必须使用系动词 'be'。
Not this
He is grumpy at me.
Use this
He is grumpy with me.
'grumpy' 表示对某人生气时，常用介词 'with' 而不是 'at'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
脾气暴躁的老头
The grumpy old man next door complained about our music.
隔壁那位脾气暴躁的老头抱怨我们的音乐太吵。
感到烦躁
I always feel grumpy when I skip breakfast.
我不吃早餐时总感到烦躁。
情绪不佳，容易生气
Don't talk to him now; he's in a grumpy mood.
现在别跟他说话，他心情不好。
变得暴躁
He gets grumpy when he's tired.
他累的时候会变得暴躁。
一脸不高兴的表情
She gave me a grumpy look when I woke her up.
我把她叫醒时，她一脸不高兴地看了我一眼。
脾气暴躁得像熊一样
He's as grumpy as a bear before his morning coffee.
他早上喝咖啡前脾气暴躁得厉害。
脾气暴躁的老头
My neighbor is a grumpy old man who complains about everything.
我邻居是个脾气暴躁的老头，对什么事都抱怨。
爱发脾气的人
Don't be such a grumpy pants—it's only a game!
别这么爱发脾气——这不过是个游戏！
暴躁猫
Grumpy Cat was an internet celebrity cat known for her permanently grumpy facial expression, which spawned many funny memes.
暴躁猫是一只网络名猫，以其永远不悦的表情而闻名，衍生出许多有趣的网络迷因。
爱生气（七个小矮人之一）
Grumpy is one of the seven dwarfs in the Disney movie Snow White, known for his short-tempered and grumpy personality.
爱生气是迪士尼电影《白雪公主》中的七个小矮人之一，以脾气暴躁和爱发牢骚著称。
Use grumpier naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 grumpy 想成“咕噜（grum）着抱怨的人”，满脸不满、一碰就怒，就是易怒的 grumpy。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、describing someone's mood or behavior grumpy 多用于日常口语，形容人因不满而容易生气或烦躁，语气比较随意，常见于非正式场合。
grumpy /ˈɡrʌmpi/ rhymes with all these -umpy words. Beware lookalikes grump /ɡrʌmp/ and grunge /ɡrʌndʒ/: they differ in spelling and sound, and do not rhyme with grumpy.
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