cantankerous

UK:  [kæn'tæŋk(ə)rəs]

US:  [kæn'tæŋkərəs]

adj.

1.不怀好意的

2.脾气坏的,爱吵闹的

1 . It was a priceless moment, and I later regretted not snapping a few photos of the cantankerous old man when I had the chance, fan and all.
这是非常宝贵的时刻。过后我就后悔，为什么在他扇扇子之类能给我机会的时候，我没有抢拍一些这位坏脾气老人的照片。

2 . Pinot Noir is often seen as a cantankerous grape variety.
黑比诺往往被视为一种能言善辩葡萄品种。

3 . an argumentative discourse; argumentative to the point of being cantankerous ; an intelligent but argumentative child.
与人争辩的演讲；爱与人争辩到了刚愎自用的程度；一个聪明但爱与人争辩的小孩。

4 . They were too cantankerous to fly as often or as inexpensively as planned, so the hope of doing things more cheaply in space evaporated.
操纵维修保养复杂，也不像计划中的那么廉价，经常导致无法正常工作，使得在太空中做一些性价比更高的事情的希望消失了。

5 . Though somewhat cantankerous at times, she was far less surly and unapproachable than the sour-faced Wuher.
尽管有时脾气不太好，但和一脸苦大仇深的伍赫相比，她要和蔼可亲得多。