be testy with sb
He is often testy with his colleagues when he is tired.
他累的时候经常对同事发脾气。
易怒的；暴躁的
不耐烦的,坏脾气的。
易怒的,暴躁的。
Easily annoyed, irritable.
不耐烦的,坏脾气的。
Marked by impatience or ill humor.
He gets testy when he hasn't had his morning coffee.
他没喝早晨的咖啡时就会变得暴躁。
用法提示：testy 在句中作表语，表示“易怒的”。
The manager's testy reply made everyone in the meeting uncomfortable.
经理暴躁的回答让会议室里的每个人都不自在。
用法提示：testy 作定语修饰 reply，表示“暴躁的”。
By the end of the long flight, the passengers grew testier and testier.
长途飞行快结束时，乘客们变得越来越不耐烦。
用法提示：testier 是 testy 的比较级，表示“更易怒的”。
He is often testy with his colleagues when he is tired.
他累的时候经常对同事发脾气。
She gets testy if she misses her afternoon coffee.
如果下午没喝咖啡，她会变得烦躁。
The manager was testy about the delayed report.
经理对那份延迟的报告感到恼火。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a testy.
正确表达He is testy.
“testy”是形容词，不能用作名词。将“a testy”改为“testy”即可。
grammar · medium
易错句子This food is testy.
正确表达This food is tasty.
“testy”意为“易怒的”，与食物味道无关。表示“美味的”应用“tasty”，两者发音相似但意义不同。
发音相近，但testy意为易怒的，tasty意为美味的
都表示易怒，但touchy更强调敏感，testy更强调暴躁
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