Word · Frequency #41698
huffy
/ˈhʌfi/
adjective
易怒的；怒冲冲的
quick to take offense; easily angered
- 1.
quick to take offense
容易生气的
- 2.
roused to anger; - Mark Twain
被激怒的
容易生气的；被激怒的；怒冲冲的
In use
She got huffy when I pointed out a small mistake in her report.
Don't be so huffy; I was only joking.
He became huffy after being left out of the meeting.
be/get huffy about/over sth
She got huffy over a minor misunderstanding.
她因一个小误会而生气。
feel huffy
He felt huffy when his suggestion was dismissed.
当他的建议被忽视时，他感到恼怒。
in a huffy mood
The boss was in a huffy mood after the meeting.
会议后老板气呼呼的。
Common mistakes
She huffy at me.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。
He is huffy the joke.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。
Connections
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.