| 释义 |
crotchetycrotch‧et‧y /ˈkrɒtʃəti $ ˈkrɑː-/ adjective   crotchetyOrigin: 1800-1900 crotchet ‘small hook, strange idea’ (15-20 centuries), from French crochet; ➔ CROCHET - When we were in Germany, we rented a room from a crotchety old woman named Brunhilde.
- He was warm, gregarious, crotchety, and humorous.
- Meanwhile, in personal life he became a reasonably prosperous but crotchety landowner.
- The old woman had got very crotchety since being warmed up.
easily annoyed► irritable easily annoyed by unimportant things, especially because you already feel bad-tempered about something: · Since Steve quit smoking, he's been really irritable.· Zoe hadn't had much sleep and was feeling tired and irritable.· You're turning into an irritable old man. ► touchy someone who is touchy is easily offended and made angry by things, so you have to be careful what you say to them: · Saiid's a little touchy about how you pronounce her name.touchy about: · Try not to look at his scars - he can be really touchy about it. ► crotchety an old person who is crotchety becomes angry about unimportant things and complains a lot: · a crotchety old man· When we were in Germany, we rented a room from a crotchety old woman named Brunhilde. ► short-tempered/quick-tempered someone who is short-tempered gets angry quickly and easily: · Jackie can be very short-tempered when she's hungry.· Her father is a quick-tempered man. ► have a short fuse informal to often get angry quickly and easily: · They say the judge has a very short fuse. easily annoyed or made slightly angry SYN grumpy:  a crotchety old man |