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单词 sulkiness
释义
sulkysulk‧y /ˈsʌlki/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINsulky
Origin:
1700-1800 Probably from sulke ‘slow-moving’ (1600-1700)
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a sulky frown
  • On the drive home, Maria was sulky and said very little.
  • William was a sulky little boy who seemed to care for nothing except his video games.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But if Nelson Lord was right-no wonder they were sulky, staying away from home as much as they could.
  • In church they kept to their own groups, but here they jostled shoulder to shoulder, watchful and sulky.
  • The big bird squatted quietly against Rima's chest, but her eyes held a sulky, defiant glare.
  • The girls looked a little less sulky and stared at the two townees.
  • These phases should be short and not involve the parent being sulky for half a day.
  • With sulky faces, the students turned to go.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorunfriendly and quiet because you are angry
someone who is sullen behaves in a bad-tempered, unfriendly way and does not smile or talk much to people: · Dick just sat there with a sullen expression on his face, refusing to speak.· The secretary was sullen and uncooperative.
someone who is sulky has an angry, unhappy look on their face and does not talk much, especially because they think they have been treated unfairly: · On the drive home, Maria was sulky and said very little.· William was a sulky little boy who seemed to care for nothing except his video games.
also be in a sulk British if someone sulks , they are deliberately silent and bad-tempered for a period of time, because something has annoyed them, or because they think that they have been treated unfairly: · Cindy always sulks when I won't buy her any candy.· You can't sit around sulking all day.sulk about something: · What are you sulking about now?
sulking, or tending to sulkmoody:  a sulky child He put on a sulky expression. Katherine sat in a sulky silence.sulkily adverbsulkiness noun [uncountable]
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