be peevish
She was peevish all morning.
她整个早上都很暴躁。
易怒的；爱发牢骚的；脾气坏的
容易被激怒或烦恼的；暴躁的；带怒气的；撒娇的
Easily irritated or annoyed; bad-tempered and complaining, especially about unimportant things.
Constantly complaining, especially in a childish way due to insignificant matters; fretful, whiny.
容易被激怒或烦恼的
easily irritated or annoyed
Quick to become bad-tempered or cross, especially due to insignificant matters; irritable, pettish, petulant.
After a long day at work, he became peevish and snapped at his family.
工作了一整天后，他变得易怒，对家人发火。
用法提示：形容词peevish表示易怒的状态，在句中作表语。
The peevish old man complained about everything, even the weather.
那个暴躁的老人抱怨一切，连天气都不放过。
用法提示：peevish作定语修饰old man，表示其性格暴躁。
She felt peevish because she hadn't eaten all day.
她一整天没吃东西，感到烦躁易怒。
用法提示：peevish在系动词后作表语，描述暂时情绪。
She was peevish all morning.
她整个早上都很暴躁。
表示对某事物感到恼怒
He is peevish about the delay.
他对延误感到暴躁。
The child became peevish after losing his toy.
孩子丢了玩具后变得暴躁。
相近，但 irritable 更为中性、常用，涵盖更广的易怒情境。
更口语化，常指暂时性或习惯性的烦躁。
强调因小事而急躁，语气较强。
多指持续性的闷闷不乐，情绪化。
英式用语，程度较轻，常用于日常口语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He peevishes when he is tired.
正确表达He becomes peevish when he is tired.
peevish 是形容词，不能加 -s 用作动词。应改为系表结构 'becomes peevish' 或 'is peevish'。
grammar · medium
易错句子His peevish is annoying.
正确表达His peevishness is annoying.
peevish 是形容词，不可直接作主语；应使用名词形式 peevishness 表示“易怒的性格或状态”。
peevish 强调易怒的性情，petulant 则指孩子气的、闹别扭的脾气
peevish 指易怒，fretful 侧重于因焦虑而烦躁
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