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be pettish
通常描述暂时性的易怒状态。
He is pettish today.
他今天闹情绪。
易怒的；爱发脾气的
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易怒的；爱发脾气的
easily irritated or annoyed
He is pettish today.
他今天闹情绪。
易怒的,脾气坏的
easily irritated or annoyed
She became pettish when she didn't get her way.
当她不能如愿时，她就变得易怒。
The child was tired and pettish.
孩子累了，变得爱发脾气。
His pettish tone annoyed everyone.
他那怒气冲冲的语气惹恼了所有人。
通常描述暂时性的易怒状态。
He is pettish today.
他今天闹情绪。
后接引起不满的具体事物。
She is pettish about the delay.
她对延误感到生气。
修饰人时暗示性格倾向。
a pettish child
一个闹脾气的孩子
Not this
He pettish.
Use this
He is pettish.
中文学习者常遗漏系动词be，因中文里形容词可直接作谓语。英语中形容词作表语前必须加系动词。
Not this
His pettish made everyone annoyed.
Use this
His pettishness made everyone annoyed.
将形容词pettish误用作名词，应使用名词形式pettishness。形容词不能作为主语或宾语。
Not this
She is very petish today.
Use this
She is very pettish today.
拼写错误，漏了一个t。pettish由pet（闹情绪）加-ish构成，双t是正确拼写。
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