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cranky

/krang-kee/US // ˈkræŋ ki //UK // (ˈkræŋkɪ) //

烦躁不安,脾气暴躁,烦躁的,烦躁不安的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    crank·i·er, crank·i·est.

    • : ill-tempered; grouchy; cross: I'm always cranky when I don't get enough sleep.
    • : eccentric; queer.
    • : shaky; unsteady; out of order.
    • : full of bends or windings; crooked.
    • : British Dialect. sickly; in unsound or feeble condition; infirm.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.in bad mood

Examples

  • I should probably tell you the name of this situationally cranky man.

  • If you find a cranky spot, add pressure, but don’t go overboard—too much force can cause the muscle to contract.

  • Philip had grown cranky by the press frenzy surrounding the romance.

  • Without good-quality sleep, those critical activities don’t take place, and as a consequence, we don’t just feel tired and cranky, but the processes that lead to certain diseases may even get seeded.

  • To think that it once took only a single cranky shark to scare the entire country.

  • After a day-long drive with three young children, we emerged from our minivan cramped, cranky, and dusty with junk food.

  • Even today—contrary to cranky public opinion—the political influence of multigenerational families is weak and getting weaker.

  • They seem, in fact, like cranky, petulant children, coked to the gills.

  • In a din of cranky, snarky, jaded, and occasionally even lazy late-night talk show hosts, he radiates pure joy.

  • I fancy he finds it rather dull with only a cranky old man and a half-crazy woman for associates.

  • Who Howard was, or the cranky old man and half-crazy woman, Eloise had no idea, nor did she give them a thought.

  • True, the equipment was old and cranky, much of it haywired together, much of it invented from scratch.

  • The gum king of the Moosehead region is a rather cranky old chap, who has been at the business ever since he was a youth.

  • They have to study and take care of cranky sick folks for three whole years before they can wear those white clothes.