petulant ['petjulənt, -tʃə-]

英汉解释

adj. 暴躁的；任性的；难以取悦的

1. Come on, Don't be petulant, just pick up the stupid can.

行了，不要使性子，把那个罐子捡起来就好了。

2. The Lazio midfielder famously provoked Beckham into launching into a petulant kick which led to the England man being sent off.

这位现拉其奥的中场选手曾经因为激怒贝壳不冷静的踢了他一脚，导致英国人被罚下而出名。

3. Chinese officialdom and many ordinary citizens were furious: another petulant effort by Western foes to thwart China's inexorable rise.

因此，中国上至官僚下至百姓都愤怒了，称西方敌人又开始对中国崛起进行狂妄阻挠。

adj.

petulant
暴躁的; 爱发脾气的; 性急的; 易生气的;

petulant outburst
发脾气;

fidgety pernickety petulant touchy
难以取悦的;

cantankerous cranky irascible irritable quarrelsome choleric apoplectic churlish petulant
怀脾气的，暴躁的--;

impetuous hasty rash brash passionate precipitate reckless petulant
容易冲动的、性急的--;