querulous

pronunciation

UK [ˈkwerələs]word uk audio image

US [ˈkwɛrələs, ˈkwɛrjə-] word us audio image

  • adj.
    抱怨的,爱发牢骚的
    易怒的
    爱抱怨

Word Origin

querulous 抱怨的,恼怒的

来自拉丁语queri,抱怨,词源同quarrel.

Example

1. Helpfully , the party 's backbenchers are not proving particularly querulous .
还好,工党的普通议员被证明并不特别爱发牢骚。
2. The querulous old man refused to be put on the shelf .
那个爱抱怨的老人不肯让人撇在一边。
3. One gets unsettled , depressed , and inclined to be querulous .
有的人变得心绪不宁,神情沮丧,动不动就爱发牢骚。
4. Somebody is always querulous to others .
有人总是向别人抱怨。
5. Kevin 's father tended to become querulous when he denied to get married .
凯文的父亲每当听到他拒绝结婚,就会变得爱发牢骚。

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