cross-grained / ˈkrɔsˈgreɪnd, ˈkrɒs- /

⚽高中词汇横纹横纹的横纹型横纹型的

cross-grained 的定义

adj. 形容词 adjective
  1. having the grain running transversely or diagonally, or having an irregular or gnarled grain, as timber.
  2. stubborn; perverse.

cross-grained 近义词

cross-grained

等同于 rough

cross-grained

等同于 wayward

cross-grained

等同于 crotchety

更多cross-grained例句

  1. The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
  2. If they were meaningful, we might have realized it before—surely one of these kids wore a cross, or a yarmulke, or a hijab?
  3. The reason: activist government and unionized government often work at cross purposes.
  4. What do you get when you cross an oil company with gay rights?
  5. But they refused to cross the street to help because, they told bystanders, the rules required them instead to call 911.
  6. In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
  7. I cannot believe that God would think it necessary to come on earth as a man, and die on the Cross.
  8. At Jaques Cartier they had but one batteau to cross the army over with, and were fired upon during the whole time by two frigates.
  9. Father Salvierderra said if we repined under our crosses, then a heavier cross would be laid on us.
  10. Pretty well for "a cross between an Astley's chariot, a flying machine and a treadmill."