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

grouch•y adj., grouch•i•er, grouch•i•est.

sullenly discontented;
sulky;
morose;
ill-tempered.

grouch + -y¹ 1890–95, American.

grouch′i•ly, adv.
grouch′i•ness, n.

Grou•chy n.

Em•ma•nu•el Marquis de, 1766–1847, French general.

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ˈgrouchy /ˈɡraʊtʃɪ/ adj (grouchier, grouchiest)

informal bad-tempered; tending to complain; peevish

ˈgrouchily adv ˈgrouchiness n

grouch n.

[countable]

a complaining and continually unhappy person:an old grouch.

v. [no object]

to complain irritably or unhappily:He grouched about his job.

grouch•i•ness, n. [uncountable]
grouch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

grouch v.i.

to be sulky or morose;
show discontent;
complain, esp. in an irritable way.

a sulky, complaining, or morose person.
a sulky, irritable, or morose mood.

Old French groucher to grumble. See grudge
variant of obsolete grutch 1890–95, American.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grumbler, spoilsport, crab, killjoy.

单词	grouchy
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 grouch•y (grou′chē),USA pronunciation adj., grouch•i•er, grouch•i•est. sullenly discontented; sulky; morose; ill-tempered. grouch + -y¹ 1890–95, American. grouch′i•ly, adv. grouch′i•ness, n. Grou•chy (gro̅o̅ shē′),USA pronunciation n. Em•ma•nu•el (e ma ny el′),USA pronunciation Marquis de, 1766–1847, French general. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈgrouchy /ˈɡraʊtʃɪ/ adj (grouchier, grouchiest) informal bad-tempered; tending to complain; peevish ˈgrouchily adv ˈgrouchiness n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 grouch /graʊtʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable] a complaining and continually unhappy person:an old grouch. v. [no object] to complain irritably or unhappily:He grouched about his job. grouch•i•ness, n. [uncountable] grouch•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 grouch (grouch),USA pronunciation v.i. to be sulky or morose; show discontent; complain, esp. in an irritable way. n. a sulky, complaining, or morose person. a sulky, irritable, or morose mood. Old French groucher to grumble. See grudge variant of obsolete grutch 1890–95, American. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged grumbler, spoilsport, crab, killjoy.
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