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surly

/sur-lee/US // ˈsɜr li //UK // (ˈsɜːlɪ) //

糜烂的,糜烂,奇怪的是,汹涌澎湃

Related Words

boorish粗野的,粗鲁的,粗犷的,粗野的人dour艰难的,忧郁的,艰涩的,忧郁的人sullen愠怒,闷闷不乐,忧郁的,哭丧着脸rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的testy诙谐,狡猾的,暴躁,狡猾的人ugly丑陋,丑陋的,丑恶的,丑恶morose丧气,丧气的,悲观的,忧郁的irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒brusque粗鲁的,粗鲁,蛮横的,粗糙的churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形crusty硬壳,硬壳的,硬皮,结壳的discourteous不礼貌,不礼貌的,不客气,不礼貌的人fractious烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,烦乱的glum阴沉,阴郁,忧郁,忧郁的grouchy焦躁不安,忧郁的,脾气暴躁的,焦躁不安的ill-mannered无礼,无礼的,无状,无状的ill-natured心术不正,性格恶劣的,性格恶劣,性格恶劣的人perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的saturnine卫星人,卫星,卫星网,卫星导航

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    sur·li·er, sur·li·est.

    • : churlishly rude or bad-tempered: a surly waiter.
    • : unfriendly or hostile; menacingly irritable: a surly old lion.
    • : dark or dismal; menacing; threatening: a surly sky.
    • : Obsolete. lordly; arrogant.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.gruff, bearish
Synonyms
boorish粗野的,粗鲁的,粗犷的,粗野的人dour艰难的,忧郁的,艰涩的,忧郁的人irritable烦躁,烦躁不安,烦躁的,易怒morose丧气,丧气的,悲观的,忧郁的rude无礼,无礼的,不客气,不客气的sullen愠怒,闷闷不乐,忧郁的,哭丧着脸testy诙谐,狡猾的,暴躁,狡猾的人ugly丑陋,丑陋的,丑恶的,丑恶brusque粗鲁的,粗鲁,蛮横的,粗糙的churlish厚颜无耻,无聊,无礼,无礼的cross十字架,十字,十字路口,十字形crusty硬壳,硬壳的,硬皮,结壳的curmudgeonly古怪的,古惑仔,老顽固,古怪的人discourteous不礼貌,不礼貌的,不客气,不礼貌的人fractious烦躁不安,烦躁不安的,烦躁的,烦乱的glum阴沉,阴郁,忧郁,忧郁的grouchy焦躁不安,忧郁的,脾气暴躁的,焦躁不安的ill-mannered无礼,无礼的,无状,无状的ill-natured心术不正,性格恶劣的,性格恶劣,性格恶劣的人perverse反常的,反常,乖张,悖逆的saturnine卫星人,卫星,卫星网,卫星导航sulky闷闷不乐,闷闷不乐的,闷骚,闷骚的uncivil不文明,不文明的,不公,不文明行为ungracious无礼,毫无风度,无礼的,不礼貌的

Examples

  • Cramped seats, mask requirements and surly service aren’t the worst part of international airline travel.

  • Cole flirts with selling drugs, but as it turns out, he has a way with horses, most notably a surly creature known as Boo.

  • Housebound’s surly protagonist is fed up with her house arrest from day one.

  • Even now, the GOP still polls less well than the Democratic Party with a surly electorate.

  • So, Dean picks Laney Boggs (Rachael Leigh Cook), a dorky, surly art student.

  • No word on if this outrageous sum, which Stewart raised for Hurricane Sandy relief, merited a smile from the famously surly star.

  • This was a guy so surly and grim that he made Tommy Lee Jones look like SpongeBob SquarePants.

  • It was a bit like watching a surly jazz musician, channeling Miles Davis, take the stage.

  • He had no other opportunity; for the Jew remained very surly and silent till night, when he prepared to go abroad.

  • The stern officer gave a surly refusal, replying, "My orders are to take you first."

  • Mr. Clatt was not visible, but left his cottage at Isabel's call, and gave them something more than his usual surly greeting.

  • The shop officer has repeatedly warned me against my disrespectful and surly manner.

  • I reached Bernay to breakfast, and, for the first time in France, met with a surly host and a sour hostess.

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