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be petulant
描述常有的任性状态。
She is petulant when she doesn't get what she wants.
她得不到想要的东西时就耍脾气。
任性的；暴躁的；爱发脾气的
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
任性的；暴躁的；爱发脾气的
Childishly irritable.
She is petulant when she doesn't get what she wants.
她得不到想要的东西时就耍脾气。
孩子气地易怒的；任性的。
Childishly irritable.
The child became petulant when his mother refused to buy him candy.
当母亲拒绝给他买糖果时，这个孩子变得任性暴躁。
She gave a petulant response to her colleague's constructive feedback.
她对同事的建设性反馈给出了暴躁的回应。
His petulant attitude annoyed everyone at the meeting.
他在会议上暴躁的态度惹恼了所有人。
描述常有的任性状态。
She is petulant when she doesn't get what she wants.
她得不到想要的东西时就耍脾气。
描述情绪变化。
He became petulant after losing the game.
他输了比赛后变得暴躁易怒。
针对具体事情。
The child was petulant about having to go to bed early.
那孩子对必须早睡一事表现得很任性。
Not this
He is a petulant.
Use this
He is petulant.
在英语中，形容词不能直接用作名词，而汉语中形容词可以充当名词。应使用形容词本身作表语，或加上名词如'a petulant person'。
Not this
He acted petulant during the meeting.
Use this
He acted petulantly during the meeting.
动词'acted'后应接副词修饰动作，而非形容词。'petulant'是形容词，其副词形式为'petulantly'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
任性的孩子；爱发脾气的小孩
The petulant child stamped his feet when he didn't get what he wanted.
那个任性的孩子得不到想要的东西时就跺脚。
任性的语气；恼怒的语调
"I don't care," she said in a petulant tone.
“我不在乎。”她用任性的语气说道。
任性地发脾气；突然的任性发作
His petulant outburst embarrassed everyone at dinner.
他在晚餐时任性地发脾气，让大家都很尴尬。
任性的行为
Her petulant behavior made the meeting difficult.
她任性的行为让会议进展困难。
任性的言辞
He made a petulant remark about the decision.
他对这个决定发表了任性的评论。
Use petulant naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一只被宠坏的宠物（pet），稍不顺心就发脾气，孩子气地任性易怒。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学或正式写作、人物性格描述 petulant 多用于正式或文学语境，指像孩子一样容易生气或闹脾气，比较书面化；日常口语中更常说 irritable 或 grumpy。
这些以 -ulent 结尾的词拼写与 petulant 相似，但重读元音不同，都不与 /ˈpetʃələnt/ 押韵；目前没有常见的完全押韵词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.