Word · Frequency #21013
petulant
任性的;暴躁的;爱发脾气的
核心释义
Childishly irritable.
- 1.
孩子气地易怒的;任性的。
Childishly irritable.
孩子气地易怒的;任性的。;任性的;暴躁的;易生气的;难以取悦的
用法In use
The child became petulant when his mother refused to buy him candy.
用法提示:petulant 用作形容词,描述孩子因未被满足需求而表现出的暴躁情绪。
She gave a petulant response to her colleague's constructive feedback.
用法提示:petulant 修饰名词 response,表示回应中带有不耐烦和易怒的情绪。
His petulant attitude annoyed everyone at the meeting.
用法提示:petulant 修饰 attitude,表示一种易怒、不耐烦的处事态度。
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。
become petulant
描述情绪变化。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- petulant child
- 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。
- petulant tone
- 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。
- petulant outburst
- 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。
- petulant behavior
- 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。
- petulant remark
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
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