be/get huffy about/over sth
She got huffy over a minor misunderstanding.
她因一个小误会而生气。
易怒的;怒冲冲的
容易生气的;被激怒的
quick to take offense; easily angered
容易生气的
quick to take offense
被激怒的
roused to anger; - Mark Twain
She got huffy when I pointed out a small mistake in her report.
当我指出她报告中的一个小错误时,她变得怒冲冲的。
用法提示:huffy 是形容词,表示‘易怒的、怒冲冲的’,用 get huffy 来描述突然变得生气。
Don't be so huffy; I was only joking.
别这么容易生气,我只是开个玩笑。
用法提示:huffy 作形容词,用于告诫对方不要轻易动怒。
He became huffy after being left out of the meeting.
他因为没被邀请参加会议而变得不高兴。
用法提示:huffy 作表语形容词,描述因受冷落而产生的恼怒情绪。
She got huffy over a minor misunderstanding.
她因一个小误会而生气。
He felt huffy when his suggestion was dismissed.
当他的建议被忽视时,他感到恼怒。
The boss was in a huffy mood after the meeting.
会议后老板气呼呼的。
grammar · medium
易错句子She huffy at me.
正确表达She was huffy with me.
huffy 是形容词,不能直接用作谓语动词,必须搭配系动词 be。另外,表示‘对某事生气’时,常用介词 about 或 with(对人),而不是 at。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is huffy the joke.
正确表达He is huffy about the joke.
huffy 后需接介词 about 或 over 引出引发不满的事物,不能直接跟名词;中文‘对……生气’的‘对’在英语中不能对应为省略介词。
puffy指外形肿胀或蓬松,而huffy指情绪易怒
stuffy形容空气不流通或人古板,huffy形容人易怒
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