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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
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易怒的；暴躁的
easily annoyed; irritable
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
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He is a testy.
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He is testy.
“testy”是形容词，不能用作名词。将“a testy”改为“testy”即可。
Not this
This food is testy.
Use this
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。
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常接 about 表示对某事易怒，接 with 表示对某人易怒。
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