| 单词 | testy |
| 释义 | testy From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishtestytes‧ty /ˈtesti/ adjectiveBAD ATimpatient and easily annoyed SYN irritabletesty remarksIt had been a long day, and Sarah was getting a little testy. —testily adverb —testiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpustesty• By the end of the day everyone was getting a little testy.• The tired theatrics of Super Bowl week have begun and players on both teams are getting a little testy.• Yet the press conferences introducing these models were often testy affairs.• He was testy during media day Tuesday and cut his session off after 15 minutes.• Oh, a little testy this morning, are we?• The two men enjoy the testy togetherness of married partners.Origin testy (1300-1400) Anglo-French testif “determined to do what you want”, from Old French teste “head” |
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