tetchy
pronunciation
UK [ˈtetʃi]
US [ˈtɛtʃi]
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- adj.
- 易暴怒的，脾气怪的
Word Origin
tetchy 易怒的
词源不详，可能来自中古英语 tatch,斑点，标签，记号，来自古英语 tacen,记号，词源同 token. 插入字母 t,比较 bake,batch.词义受 touchy 影响。
Example
- 1. You 're very tetchy today -- has something upset you ?
- 你今天脾气很不好，有什么事使你心烦吗？
- 2. It may make for tetchy government , but it could also moderate the extremes .
- 这可能导致多变的政府，但是可以使得极端分子们更温和一些。
- 3. She started to get distinctly tetchy .
- 她开始变得明显地爱发脾气。
- 4. Relations between the allies have become tetchy
- 盟国之间的关系变得紧张起来。
- 5. He 's good on routine and he has a car , so he can take them to the zoo or out for a pizza when they 're tetchy and bored .
- 他善于安排，而且有一辆车，所以在他们暴躁无聊时可以带他们去动物园，或者出去吃比萨。
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