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crusty

英 ['krʌstɪ] 美 ['krʌsti]

adj. 易怒的；执拗的；有壳的；像外壳一样的

英文词源

crusty (adj.): c. 1400, from crust (n.) + -y (2). Figurative use, of persons, "short-tempered," is from 1560s.

双语例句

1. a crusty old man: 脾气暴躁的老人

2. As he grew old, he turned into a crusty Confucian moralist.: 大概他上了年纪以后, 才成了讲道德说仁义的顽固人物. ”

3. She means well, but is very crusty and queer now.: 她的心眼不错, 不过这阵,她可很能唠叨,很古怪.

4. They were peevish , crusty, silent, eying nothing in particular and moving their feet.: 他们乖戾、执拗、沉默, 眼睛不知在看着什么,两脚一直动个不停.

5. He brought the crusty old battler word from Roosevelt that it was time to quit.: 他从罗斯福那带去了那句执拗的陈旧的战斗口号:是认输的时候了.