a cantankerous old man
愛(ài)抱怨的老頭
牛津詞典
...a cantankerous old man.
牢騷滿腹的老人
Cantankerous chap Roger always was.
羅杰始終是一個(gè)壞脾氣的家伙.
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This " troubleshooter " listened and let the cantankerous customer enjoy himself pouring out his tirade.
這位 [ 調(diào)解員 ] 去那里后,靜靜聽(tīng)著.盡量讓這位好爭(zhēng)論的老先生,發(fā)泄他滿肚子的牢騷.
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Mrs Letouzel, you cantankerous old bag , what do you mean, by complaining about your money!
累托茲太太, 你這個(gè)老潑婦, 你為你的錢叫苦連天,這究竟是什么意思!
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The cantankerous bus driver rouse on the children for singing.
那個(gè)壞脾氣的公共汽車司機(jī)因?yàn)楹⒆觽兂瓒R他們.
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And for the bruised and cantankerous American psyche, it could not come at a worse time.
對(duì)于目前美國(guó)傷痕累累和暴躁的精神狀態(tài), 這次的事件發(fā)生的時(shí)機(jī)真是再壞不過(guò)了.
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David's first wife , was cantankerous.
是一個(gè)很任性的人.
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He met a crabbed, cantankerous director.
他碰上了一位壞脾氣、愛(ài)爭(zhēng)吵的主管。
辭典例句
a cantankerous old man
愛(ài)抱怨的老頭
《牛津高階英漢雙解詞典》
"unions...have never been as bloody-minded about demarcation as the shipbuilders"- Spectator
"a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
