petulant

英 [ˈpetjulənt]

美 [ˈpetʃələnt]

adj.  闹脾气的; 爱耍性子的; 赌气的; 任性的

GRE

BNC.21013 / COCA.22374

牛津词典

adj.

• 闹脾气的；爱耍性子的；赌气的；任性的
  bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 大发脾气的；任性的
  Someone who ispetulantis unreasonably angry and upset in a childish way.
  1. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant...
     批评家说他就是愚蠢和任性。
  2. He picked the pen up with a petulant gesture.
     他生气地拿起那支钢笔。

英英释义

adj

• easily irritated or annoyed
  1. an incorrigibly fractious young man
  2. not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  Synonym:crankyfractiousirritablenettlesomepeevishpeckishpettishscratchytestytetchytechy

双语例句

• He was petulant, selfish, arrogant and occasionally callous.
  他任性、自私、傲慢、有时候还很冷酷。
• His critics say he's just being silly and petulant
  批评家说他就是愚蠢和任性。
• Obama-bashing is a feeble and petulant response for the eurosceptics.
  对欧洲怀疑论者而言，抨击奥巴马是一种软弱而无理的回应。
• He grew moody and petulant.
  他变得喜怒无常，蛮不讲理。
• Some over-exaggerated diving and a petulant elbow that saw him sent off in March did little for his standing and earned him a second three-match ban just as Arsenal were finding their form.
  但是一些过分夸张的假摔和粗暴的肘击使得他在三月份表现很差劲，还得到了第二次停赛三场，而这一切都发生在阿森纳正在寻找他们的位置的时候。
• Come on, Don't be petulant, just pick up the stupid can.
  行了，不要使性子，把那个罐子捡起来就好了。
• One colleague recalled the dancer's petulant refusal to collect an award because his name had been wrongly pronounced.
  一位同事回忆那名舞蹈演员因为他的名字被念错了就使性子拒绝领奖。
• Her petulant, blase air.
  她那副任性、冷漠的神态。
• They were incredulous and petulant.
  他们不肯轻信，脾气暴躁。
• The petulant demands of spoilt children.
  宠坏的孩子提出的任性要求。