be ornery
be ornery 用于描述某人或动物一贯的乖戾性格,带负面评价。
The old man was ornery and refused to talk to anyone.
那个老人性情乖戾,拒绝跟任何人说话。
脾气坏的;固执的;难对付的
性情乖戾且爱唱反调的;下等的;低劣的;故意刁难的
having a difficult, stubborn, and uncooperative disposition
性情乖戾且爱唱反调的
having a difficult and contrary disposition; - Dorothy Sayers
The old mule was ornery and refused to move.
那头老骡子很倔,不肯往前走。
用法提示:ornery 作形容词,表示“脾气犟的、固执的”,此处修饰 mule。
My neighbor gets ornery when he hasn't had his coffee.
我的邻居没喝咖啡时脾气会很坏。
用法提示:ornery 作形容词,表示“暴躁的、易怒的”,说明邻居没喝咖啡时的状态。
The ornery child would not share her toys with anyone.
那个固执的孩子不肯和任何人分享她的玩具。
用法提示:ornery 作形容词,表示“任性的、难相处的”,修饰 child。
be ornery 用于描述某人或动物一贯的乖戾性格,带负面评价。
The old man was ornery and refused to talk to anyone.
那个老人性情乖戾,拒绝跟任何人说话。
get ornery 强调情绪或态度的变化,指变得烦躁、爱唱反调。
He gets ornery when he hasn't slept.
他没睡够时就会变得脾气暴躁。
ornery 作定语修饰名词时,常修饰人、动物或事物,意为“难对付的、脾气坏的”。
She had to deal with an ornery customer.
她不得不应付一个难缠的顾客。
语气较重,常用于形容老人或长期脾气不好的人;比 ornery 更正式。
多指因疲倦、饥饿等暂时性烦躁;语气比 ornery 口语化。
强调不高兴、爱发牢骚,但不一定故意唱反调;较口语化。
侧重故意作对、不听劝,缺少 ornery 中“脾气坏”的含义。
只强调坚持己见,不含坏脾气;与 ornery 只部分重合。
grammar · medium
易错句子His ornery makes him hard to work with.
正确表达His ornery temper makes him hard to work with.
ornery 是形容词,不能单独作名词作主语;应后接名词(如 temper),或改为“He is ornery, so he is hard to work with.”
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't be so ordinary with your parents.
正确表达Don't be so ornery with your parents.
ordinary 意为“普通的、平凡的”,与 ornery(脾气坏的、爱唱反调的)拼写相近但意思不同;表示对父母闹别扭、唱反调时应用 ornery。
此处指“随和的、好相处的”,与ornery的“乖戾唱反调”相对;仅用于人,不用于事物。
此处指“让人愉快的、和蔼可亲的”,强调使人感到舒适;但pleasant也可形容事物,此时与ornery不对应。
指“天性善良、脾气好的”,直接针对ornery的“坏脾气”一面。
指“和蔼可亲的、友善的”,强调亲切易接近,与ornery的“难对付”相对。
指“性情温和的”,与ornery的“乖戾”构成直接反义。
ornery 强调脾气坏、爱跟人作对,常带烦躁易怒;stubborn 只强调固执己见,不一定发脾气。
ornery 偏美式口语,指人或动物难相处、爱唱反调;cantankerous 更正式,侧重好争吵、脾气乖张。
contrary 着重故意作对、反向而行;ornery 除了爱作对之外还含固执、难对付的意思。
乖戾倔强的性情
Despite his ornery disposition, he was loved by the whole neighborhood.
尽管他性情乖戾倔强,整个街区的人都很喜欢他。
脾气执拗的老头
The ornery old man yelled at the kids who stepped on his lawn.
那个脾气执拗的老头冲着踩了他草坪的孩子们大喊大叫。
爱唱反调的一面
She has an ornery streak that comes out whenever she feels pressured.
每当感到有压力时,她爱唱反调的一面就会冒出来。
难缠的犟脾气家伙
He's a mean ornery cuss, but he'll help anyone in real trouble.
他是个难缠的犟脾气家伙,但谁真遇上麻烦他都会帮忙。
变得暴躁发脾气
The kids get ornery when they skip their afternoon nap.
孩子们下午不午睡就会变得暴躁发脾气。
ornery 常用来形容一个人的脾气乖戾、不易相处。
与情绪有关,ornery 的人往往情绪不佳或爱唱反调。
ornery 也体现为一种固执或敌对的态度。
ornery 描述的就是一种难缠、别扭的性情。
像骡子一样脾气倔强
Grandpa can be as ornery as a mule when he doesn't get his coffee.
爷爷早上喝不到咖啡时,会变得像骡子一样倔强难缠。
脾气暴躁的老头
The ornery old goat next door complains about our dog every day.
隔壁那位脾气暴躁的老头每天都抱怨我们的狗。
难缠的坏脾气家伙
That ornery cuss refused to share his tools with anyone.
那个难缠的坏脾气家伙拒绝跟任何人共用他的工具。
我脾气犟是因为我老了,而我老了是因为我脾气犟。
Lone Watie, an old Cherokee character in the 1976 Western The Outlaw Josey Wales, says this line to explain that he is ornery because of his age.
1976年西部片《The Outlaw Josey Wales》中的老切罗基人洛恩·沃蒂用这句台词解释,他脾气犟是因为年纪大了。
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