| 释义 |
quick-temperedˌquick-ˈtempered adjective   - My father was quick-tempered and often drunk.
- At fifteen, Catherine was the most beautiful girl for miles around, but she was proud and quick-tempered.
- He was also quick-tempered in a way that sent Frankie scuttling for cover whenever he raised his voice.
- They are a wild, free-spirited people, quick-tempered as Elves go, and swift to avenge any stain on their honour.
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. someone who is quick-tempered becomes angry very easily SYN bad-tempered OPP easy-going |