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adj. 暴躁的；任性的；难以取悦的
adj.
易怒的，使性子的，脾气坏的；
英英释义
petulant[ 'petjulənt, -tʃə- ]
adj.easily irritated or annoyed
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双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
They were incredulous and petulant.
他们不肯轻信，脾气暴躁。
He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.
他像个任性的孩子，拒不合作。
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petulant (adj.)
1590s, "immodest, wanton, saucy," from Middle French petulant (mid-14c.), from Latin petulantem (nominative petulans) "wanton, froward, saucy, insolent," present participle of petere "to attack, assail; strive after; ask for, beg, beseech" (see petition (n.)). Meaning "peevish, irritable" first recorded 1775, probably by influence of pet (n.2). Related: Petulantly.
1. His critics say he's just being silly and petulant.
批评他的人说，他真是又愚蠢又任性。
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2. The expression around her mouth was petulant .
她的嘴角露出一种任性的表情。
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3. She could be wayward, petulant , and disagreeable.
她有时也会任性、脾气很坏、很暴躁。
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4. He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.
他像个任性的孩子，拒不合作。
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5. Yet in other moments he seems petulant, tentative and even frail.
但在其他时候，他显得暴躁、迟疑甚至脆弱。
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6. His performances at European summits were petulant and destructive.
在欧盟峰会上，他表现得狂妄自大，破坏性十足。
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7. You grow old if you are irritable, crotchety, petulant, and cantankerous.
当你易怒、任性、想法怪异、刚愎自用时，你才会变老。
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8. But once your dad comes to his senses and stops being petulant, he'll come home.
一旦你爸爸想清楚，停止使性子后，他就会回来。
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9. He'll also be seen as petulant, egotistical and stubborn, but he's been a wonderful player.
同时，他会被视作易怒、自私和固执的象征，但他已经是一名伟大的球员了。
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10. I set the extinguisher on the flame, receiving as I did so a slap on my hand, and petulant 'Cross thing!
我把熄烛帽放在火苗上的时候，手上被打了一下，还听见一声急躁的“别扭东西”！
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11. Reader, did you never pray for a discharge from hard service or suffering with a petulant and wilful eagerness?
你是否急躁、强烈、急切地祈求免除辛劳的服事或受苦？
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12. Bryant is often portrayed as petulant, selfish, and at times overbearing in newspaper coverage and magazine profiles.
科比常被媒体描述为脾气坏的、自私的球员，有时还在报纸封面和杂志外形中显得傲慢。
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13. The point of this story is not that the directors of Sheffield Wednesday have behaved like a bunch of petulant bullies.
这篇文章想说的不是谢菲尔德星期三足球俱乐部的董事们表现得像一群乱发脾气不讲理的恶霸。
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14. Francis never showed up in Vancouver, having been petulant and pouting enough for the Grizzlies to send him elsewhere.
弗朗西斯脾气暴躁，灰熊受够了他的苦瓜脸，于是他最终没在温哥华露脸，而是被灰熊送到了别处。
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15. And yet to the uncritical eye of the media, Microsoft is comes across looking humble and generous while we look petulant and ungrateful.
对于缺乏鉴别的媒体，微软看上去慷慨、谦卑，而我们则狂妄、无理。
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16. Chinese officialdom and many ordinary citizens were furious: another petulant effort by Western foes to thwart China's inexorable rise.
这使得中国官方和公民怒不可遏：西方敌对势力一再企图阻挠中国势不可挡的崛起。
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17. Hiss behaviour at the end was undoubtedly petulant, unsavoury, especially when he pushed aside an Italian official who tried to stop him leaving.
他最后的表现，尤其当他推开一名试图阻止他离开的意大利官员时，无疑令人不快，甚至愤怒。
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18. Although unaggressive and unfailingly polite, the Fayed heir was "a complete pain in the backside" with no concept of time-keeping, yet petulant at necessary delays.
虽然法耶德家族的这位继承人总是温和、有礼，但简直让他感觉“如芒刺在背”，因为多迪毫无时间概念，却还为必然的延误发脾气。
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19. "But other people so confused guess, I am terrified, scared ……" wine son Qie Qie of, speak voice likewise small come down, swallow"you petulant" to return to belly inside.
“可是别人这样胡乱揣测，我怕、怕……”酒儿怯怯的，说话声音也小了下来，把“你生气”咽回了肚里。
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20. I came out of the theater, tears streaming, and overheard the petulant voice of a college girl complaining to her boyfriend, "Well I don't see what was so special about that movie."
走出剧院时，我泪眼迷离，听到一个大学女生的声音在向男友嗔怒地抱怨：“我实在看不出那个电影有什么特别。”
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21. I came out of the theater, tears streaming, and overheard the petulant voice of a college girl complaining to her boyfriend, "Well I don't see what was so special about that movie."
走出剧院时，我泪眼迷离，听到一个大学女生的声音在向男友嗔怒地抱怨：“我实在看不出那个电影有什么特别。”
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