英语词汇“moody”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	moody
释义	Trends of moody View usage for: moody (muːdi) Word forms: comparative moodier, superlative moodiest 1. adjective If you describe someone as moody, you mean that their feelings and behaviour change frequently, and in particular that they often become depressed or angry without any warning. David's mother was unstable and moody. Ray is a complicated, moody man behind the joking front. Synonyms: sulky, cross, wounded, angry More Synonyms of moody moodily (muːdɪli) adverb [usually ADVERB with verb] He sat and stared moodily out the window. moodiness uncountable noun His moodiness may have been caused by his poor health. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] If you describe a picture, film, or piece of music as moody, you mean that it suggests particular emotions, especially sad ones. ...moody black and white photographs. ...a blend of melancholy guitars and moody lyrics. Synonyms: sad, gloomy, melancholy, sombre More Synonyms of moody More Synonyms of moody moody in British English (ˈmuːdɪ) adjectiveWord forms: moodier or moodiest 1. sullen, sulky, or gloomy 2. temperamental or changeable Derived forms moodily (ˈmoodily) adverb moodiness (ˈmoodiness) noun Moody in British English (ˈmuːdɪ) noun Dwight Lyman. 1837–99, US evangelist and hymnodist, noted for his revivalist campaigns in Britain and the US with I. D. Sankey Moody in American English (ˈmudi) 1. ˈDwight Lyman (ˈlaɪmən) 1837-99; U.S. Christian evangelist 2. William Vaughn1869-1910; U.S. poet & playwright moody in American English (ˈmudi) adjectiveWord forms: ˈmoodier or ˈmoodiest 1. subject to or characterized by gloomy, sullen moods or changes of mood 2. resulting from or indicating such a mood Derived forms moodily (ˈmoodily) adverb moodiness (ˈmoodiness) noun Word origin ME modi < OE modig Examples of 'moody' in a sentence moody He is always moody and gets angry easily. The Sun (2016) Think dark and moody when hitting the high street and layer up with rollneck jumpers. The Sun (2016) It veers from moody French film music to something much darker when he tackles his true subject, prejudice. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He is moody and generally angry at the world. The Sun (2011) Her parents had rowed bitterly and friends said she was often upset and moody because she was unhappy at home. Times, Sunday Times (2006) At primary school she was bright and engaged but since moving to our local comprehensive she has become lazy and moody. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It was just sad and moody. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Do you choose a pale shade of grey or plump for a darker, more moody tone? Times, Sunday Times (2015) That he's moody and unpredictable just makes him more interesting. The Sun (2012) Sitting at desk - mean and moody. The Sun (2008) Dark and moody - but in a good way. The Sun (2014) He's become moody and very snappy. The Sun (2012) He is aggressive and moody, often verbally nasty to me. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Now the texting between them has finally stopped but he's moody and angry with me. The Sun (2010) The night before, her moody, unpredictable husband had held a knife to her throat. Times, Sunday Times (2016) After all, he has been making a similar kind of moody and elliptical music for years, with precious little acclaim. Times, Sunday Times (2006) I would smile, put on a front - and then act irritable or moody or depressed. Bethune, Helen Positive Parent Power (1991) In other languages moody British English: moody /ˈmuːdɪ/ ADJECTIVE A moody person often becomes depressed or angry without any warning. His mother was very moody. American English: moody Arabic: مُتَقَلِبُ الْـمِزَاجِ Brazilian Portuguese: mal-humorado Chinese: 喜怒无常的 Croatian: zlovoljan Czech: náladový Danish: nedtrykt Dutch: humeurig European Spanish: malhumorado estar Finnish: pahantuulinen French: lunatique German: launisch Greek: κακόκεφος Italian: volubile Japanese: むっつりした Korean: 침울한 Norwegian: lunefull Polish: ponury European Portuguese: mal-humorado Romanian: capricios Russian: унылый Latin American Spanish: malhumorado Swedish: nyckfull Thai: หงุดหงิด Turkish: huysuz Ukrainian: похмурий Vietnamese: thất thường Chinese translation of 'moody' moody (ˈmuːdɪ) adj (= unpredictable) [person] 喜怒无(無)常的 (xǐ nù wú cháng de) (= atmospheric) [film, music] 忧(憂)郁(鬱)的 (yōuyù de) 1 (adjective) in the sense of changeable Definition temperamental or changeable Teenagers can become unstable and moody. Synonyms changeable He was a man of changeable moods. The forecast is for changeable weather. volatile There have been riots before and the situation is volatile. unpredictable Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather unstable The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous. erratic the erratic nature of our recent weather fickle They are fickle, faithless and lewd. temperamental The patient was given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia. impulsive mercurial his mercurial temperament capricious capricious mood swings unsteady His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out. fitful He drifted off into a fitful sleep. flighty In my youth I was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty. faddish inconstant Opposites stable , constant , steady 2 (adjective) in the sense of sulky Definition sullen, sulky, or gloomy He is a moody man behind that jokey front. Synonyms sulky a sulky adolescent cross Everyone was getting bored and cross. wounded angry an angry rant offended She is terribly offended and hurt by personal remarks. irritable He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable. pissed (taboo, slang) Why is she so pissed at you? crabbed crusty a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner temperamental pissed off (taboo, slang) touchy He is very touchy about his past. curt petulant He whined like a petulant child. ill-tempered You sound like an ill-tempered child. irascible He had an irascible temper. cantankerous You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. tetchy You always get tetchy when you're hungry. testy Ben gets testy when he is hungry. chippy (informal) in a huff short-tempered I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes. waspish Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt. piqued crabby I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry. huffy He always seemed so angry or huffy. splenetic retired military men with splenetic opinions crotchety (informal) a crotchety old man ill-humoured huffish tooshie (Australian, slang) Opposites happy , gay , optimistic , cheerful , amiable 3 (adjective) in the sense of gloomy Definition sullen, sulky, or gloomy Don't go all moody on me! Synonyms gloomy sad miserable She went to bed, miserable and depressed. melancholy frowning dismal The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal. dour a dour, taciturn man sullen The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence. glum What are you both looking so glum about? introspective in the doldrums out of sorts (informal) You are feeling out of sorts and unable to see the wood for the trees. downcast a glum, downcast expression morose She was morose, pale and reticent. lugubrious He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious. pensive She looked suddenly sombre and pensive. broody crestfallen doleful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. down in the dumps (informal) saturnine He is a saturnine man who speaks with precision and pedantic care. down in the mouth (informal) mopish mopy Opposites happy , gay , optimistic , cheerful , amiable 4 (adjective) in the sense of sad melancholy guitars and moody lyrics Synonyms sad The loss left me feeling sad and empty. gloomy He is gloomy about the fate of the economy. melancholy It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. sombre The pair were in sombre mood. Additional synonyms in the sense of angry Definition feeling or expressing annoyance or rage an angry rant Synonyms furious, cross, heated, mad (informal), raging, provoked, outraged, annoyed, passionate, irritated, raving, hacked (off) (US, slang), choked, pissed (taboo, slang), infuriated, hot, incensed, enraged, ranting, exasperated, irritable, resentful, nettled, snappy, indignant, pissed off (taboo, slang), irate, tumultuous, displeased, uptight (informal), riled, up in arms, incandescent, ill-tempered, irascible, antagonized, waspish, piqued, hot under the collar (informal), on the warpath, hopping mad (informal), foaming at the mouth, choleric, splenetic, wrathful, at daggers drawn, in high dudgeon, as black as thunder, ireful, fit to be tied (slang), tooshie (Australian, slang), off the air (Australian, slang), aerated in the sense of cantankerous Definition quarrelsome or bad-tempered You're just a cantankerous so-and-so. Synonyms bad-tempered, contrary, perverse, irritable, crusty, grumpy, disagreeable, cranky (US, Canadian, Irish, informal), irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, waspish, grouchy (informal), arsey (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), peevish, crabby, choleric, crotchety (informal), ill-humoured, liverish, captious, difficult in the sense of capricious Definition having a tendency to sudden unpredictable changes of attitude or behaviour capricious mood swings Synonyms unpredictable, variable, unstable, inconsistent, erratic, quirky, fickle, impulsive, mercurial, freakish, fitful, inconstant, changeful Synonyms of 'moody' moody Explore 'moody' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of crabbed Definition bad-tempered Synonyms bad-tempered, trying, difficult, cross, tough, harsh, sour, cynical, tart, perverse, prickly, irritable, acrimonious, surly, petulant, churlish, acrid, morose, ill-tempered, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, fretful, splenetic, captious in the sense of crabby Definition bad-tempered I'm extremely crabby when I'm hungry. Synonyms bad-tempered, acid, irritable, cross, awkward, sour, prickly, snappy, surly, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, grouchy (informal), unsociable, misanthropic, crotchety (informal), mardy (dialect), snappish, ill-humoured, nasty-tempered in the sense of cross Definition angry Everyone was getting bored and cross. Synonyms angry, impatient, irritable, annoyed, put out, hacked (off) (informal), pissed (taboo, slang), crusty, snappy, grumpy, vexed, pissed off (taboo, slang), sullen, surly, fractious, petulant, disagreeable, short, churlish, peeved (informal), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), tooshie (Australian, slang), testy, fretful, waspish, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, ill-humoured, liverish, captious, pettish, out of humour, hoha (New Zealand) in the sense of crotchety Definition bad-tempered a crotchety old man Synonyms bad-tempered, difficult, cross, contrary, awkward, irritable, crusty, grumpy, surly, fractious, disagreeable, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, peevish, curmudgeonly, obstreperous, crabby, liverish in the sense of crusty Definition rude or irritable a crusty old colonel with a gruff manner Synonyms irritable, short, cross, prickly, touchy, curt, surly, gruff, brusque, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, peevish, crabby, choleric, splenetic, ill-humoured, captious, snappish or snappy in the sense of dismal Definition gloomy and depressing The main part of the hospital is pretty dismal. Synonyms gloomy, depressing, dull, dreary, lugubrious, cheerless in the sense of doleful Definition dreary or mournful He stared over his glasses with a doleful look. Synonyms mournful, sad, gloomy, depressing, low, painful, distressing, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, pitiful, forlorn, woeful, lugubrious, sorrowful, wretched, funereal, cheerless, woebegone, down in the mouth, dolorous in the sense of dour Definition sullen and unfriendly a dour, taciturn man Synonyms gloomy, forbidding, grim, sour, dismal, dreary, sullen, unfriendly, morose in the sense of downcast Definition sad and dejected a glum, downcast expression Synonyms dejected, sad, depressed, unhappy, disappointed, discouraged, miserable, dismayed, choked, daunted, dismal, despondent, dispirited, disheartened, disconsolate, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, sick as a parrot (informal) in the sense of erratic Definition irregular or unpredictable the erratic nature of our recent weather Synonyms unpredictable, variable, unstable, irregular, shifting, eccentric, abnormal, inconsistent, uneven, unreliable, wayward, capricious, desultory, changeable, aberrant, fitful, inconstant Additional synonyms in the sense of fickle Definition changeable in purpose, affections, etc. They are fickle, faithless and lewd. Synonyms capricious, variable, volatile, unpredictable, unstable, unfaithful, temperamental, mercurial, unsteady, faithless, changeable, quicksilver, vacillating, fitful, flighty, blowing hot and cold, mutable, irresolute, inconstant in the sense of fitful Definition occurring in irregular spells He drifted off into a fitful sleep. Synonyms irregular, broken, disturbed, erratic, variable, flickering, unstable, uneven, fluctuating, sporadic, intermittent, impulsive, haphazard, desultory, spasmodic, inconstant in the sense of flighty Definition frivolous and not very reliable or serious In my youth I was a frivolous fool, vain and flighty. Synonyms frivolous, wild, volatile, unstable, irresponsible, dizzy (informal), fickle, unbalanced, impulsive, mercurial, giddy, capricious, unsteady, thoughtless, changeable, impetuous, skittish, light-headed, harebrained, scatterbrained, ditzy or ditsy (slang) in the sense of glum Definition gloomy and quiet, usually because of a disappointment What are you both looking so glum about? Synonyms gloomy, miserable, dismal, down, low, melancholy, dejected, downcast, morose, doleful, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), down in the mouth, in low spirits, chapfallen, sour, moody, crabbed, pessimistic, grumpy, sullen, surly, churlish, sulky, crestfallen, saturnine, huffy, ill-humoured in the sense of huffy He always seemed so angry or huffy. Synonyms sulky, irritable, moody, short, cross, angry, offended, choked, crabbed, disgruntled, resentful, edgy, crusty, snappy, grumpy, sullen, touchy, curt, surly, moping, petulant, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), waspish, querulous, shirty (slang, British), peevish, crotchety (informal), pettish, tooshie (Australian, slang) in the sense of ill-tempered Definition having a bad temper You sound like an ill-tempered child. Synonyms cross, irritable, grumpy, irascible, sharp, annoyed, impatient, touchy, bad-tempered, curt, spiteful, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), choleric, ill-humoured, liverish in the sense of irascible Definition easily angered He had an irascible temper. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, irritable, crabbed, touchy, cantankerous, peppery, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, choleric, narky (British, slang) in the sense of irritable Definition easily annoyed or angered He had been waiting for an hour and was starting to feel irritable. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, snappy, hot, tense, crabbed, fiery, snarling, prickly, exasperated, edgy, touchy, petulant, ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, dyspeptic, choleric, crotchety (informal), oversensitive, snappish, ill-humoured, narky (British, slang), out of humour in the sense of lugubrious Definition mournful or gloomy He plays it so slowly that it becomes lugubrious. Synonyms gloomy, serious, sad, dismal, melancholy, dreary, sombre, woeful, mournful, morose, sorrowful, funereal, doleful, woebegone, dirgelike in the sense of melancholy Definition characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. Synonyms sad, down, depressed, unhappy, low, blue, miserable, moody, gloomy, dismal, sombre, woeful, glum, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, melancholic, downcast, lugubrious, pensive, sorrowful, disconsolate, joyless, doleful, downhearted, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, down in the mouth, low-spirited Additional synonyms in the sense of mercurial Definition lively and unpredictable his mercurial temperament Synonyms capricious, volatile, unpredictable, erratic, variable, unstable, fickle, temperamental, impulsive, irrepressible, changeable, quicksilver, flighty, inconstant in the sense of miserable Definition unhappy or depressed She went to bed, miserable and depressed. Synonyms sad, down, low, depressed, distressed, gloomy, dismal, afflicted, melancholy, heartbroken, desolate, forlorn, mournful, dejected, broken-hearted, despondent, downcast, sorrowful, wretched, disconsolate, crestfallen, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, down in the mouth (informal) in the sense of morose Definition ill-tempered, sullen, and unwilling to talk very much She was morose, pale and reticent. Synonyms sullen, miserable, moody, gloomy, down, low, cross, blue, depressed, sour, crabbed, pessimistic, perverse, melancholy, dour, crusty, glum, surly, mournful, gruff, churlish, sulky, taciturn, ill-tempered, in a bad mood, grouchy (informal), down in the dumps (informal), crabby, saturnine, ill-humoured, ill-natured in the sense of offended She is terribly offended and hurt by personal remarks. Synonyms upset, pained, hurt, bothered, disturbed, distressed, outraged, stung, put out (informal), grieved, disgruntled, agitated, ruffled, resentful, affronted, miffed (informal), displeased, in a huff, piqued, huffy, tooshie (Australian, slang) in the sense of out of sorts Definition not in normal good health or temper You are feeling out of sorts and unable to see the wood for the trees. Synonyms depressed, miserable, in low spirits, down, low, blue, sad, unhappy, gloomy, melancholy, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, long-faced, sorrowful, disconsolate, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal), down in the mouth (informal), mopy in the sense of pensive Definition deeply thoughtful, often with a tinge of sadness She looked suddenly sombre and pensive. Synonyms thoughtful, serious, sad, blue (informal), grave, sober, musing, preoccupied, melancholy, solemn, reflective, dreamy, wistful, mournful, contemplative, meditative, sorrowful, ruminative, in a brown study (informal), cogitative in the sense of petulant Definition unreasonably irritable or peevish He whined like a petulant child. Synonyms sulky, cross, moody, sour, crabbed, impatient, pouting, perverse, irritable, crusty, sullen, bad-tempered, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), fretful, waspish, querulous, peevish, ungracious, cavilling, huffy, fault-finding, snappish, ill-humoured, captious in the sense of pissed Definition angry Why is she so pissed at you? Synonyms angry, cross, furious, mad (informal), annoyed, pissed off (taboo, slang), displeased, irked, tooshie (Australian, slang) in the sense of saturnine Definition having a gloomy temperament or appearance He is a saturnine man who speaks with precision and pedantic care. Synonyms gloomy, grave, sombre, dour, morose, glum, taciturn, phlegmatic, uncommunicative in the sense of short-tempered Definition easily angered I'm a bit short-tempered sometimes. Synonyms quick-tempered, impatient, touchy, irascible, fiery, peppery, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), hot-tempered, choleric Additional synonyms in the sense of sombre Definition serious, sad, or gloomy The pair were in sombre mood. Synonyms gloomy, sad, sober, grave, dismal, melancholy, mournful, lugubrious, joyless, funereal, doleful, sepulchral in the sense of splenetic Definition irritable or bad-tempered retired military men with splenetic opinions Synonyms irritable, cross, bad-tempered, acid, sour, crabbed, sullen, touchy, petulant, spiteful, bitchy (informal), churlish, morose, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, rancorous, peevish, crabby, choleric, envenomed in the sense of sullen Definition unwilling to talk or be sociable The offenders lapsed into a sullen silence. Synonyms morose, cross, moody, sour, gloomy, brooding, dour, surly, glowering, sulky, unsociable, out of humour in the sense of temperamental Definition (of a person) tending to be moody and have sudden outbursts of anger The patient was given to temperamental outbursts and paranoia. Synonyms moody, emotional, touchy, sensitive, explosive, passionate, volatile, fiery, impatient, erratic, irritable, mercurial, excitable, capricious, petulant, hot-headed, chippy (informal), hypersensitive, highly strung, easily upset, unstable in the sense of testy Definition irritable or touchy Ben gets testy when he is hungry. Synonyms irritable, cross, grumpy, crabbed, impatient, snappy, sullen, touchy, bad-tempered, petulant, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), quarrelsome, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, snappish, liverish, captious in the sense of tetchy Definition cross, irritable, or touchy You always get tetchy when you're hungry. Synonyms irritable, cross, grumpy, crabbed, impatient, snappy, sullen, touchy, bad-tempered, petulant, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, quarrelsome, chippy (informal), fretful, short-tempered, waspish, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, snappish, liverish, captious in the sense of touchy Definition easily upset or irritated He is very touchy about his past. Synonyms oversensitive, irritable, bad-tempered, cross, crabbed, grumpy, surly, petulant, irascible, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), thin-skinned, grouchy (informal), querulous, peevish, quick-tempered, splenetic, easily offended, captious, pettish, toey (New Zealand, slang) in the sense of unpredictable Definition not easy to predict or foresee Britain's notoriously unpredictable weather Synonyms extraordinary, erratic, changeable, variable, chance, random, doubtful, unstable, unreliable, fickle, hit-and-miss (informal), iffy (informal), hit-or-miss (informal), inconstant, unforeseeable, fluky (informal), scattershot in the sense of unstable Definition likely to change suddenly and create difficulties or danger The situation is unstable and potentially dangerous. Synonyms changeable, volatile, unpredictable, variable, fluctuating, unsteady, fitful, inconstant in the sense of unsteady His unsteady relationship with his flatmates incited him to move out. Synonyms erratic, unpredictable, volatile, unsettled, wavering, unreliable, temperamental, changeable, vacillating, flighty, inconstant Additional synonyms in the sense of volatile Definition (of circumstances) liable to sudden change There have been riots before and the situation is volatile. Synonyms changeable, shifting, variable, unsettled, unstable, explosive, unreliable, unsteady, inconstant in the sense of waspish Definition bad-tempered or spiteful Her tone was somewhat waspish and abrupt. Synonyms bad-tempered, cross, irritable, grumpy, touchy, petulant, waxy (informal, British), ill-tempered, irascible, cantankerous, peppery, crabbed, tetchy, ratty (British, New Zealand, informal), testy, chippy (informal), fretful, peevish, crabby, splenetic, crotchety (informal), snappish, liverish, captious, pettish
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