cranky

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英语[编辑]

词源[编辑]

源自crank +‎ -y。对比中古低地德語 krankich (不太舒服的)

发音[编辑]

  • (英國) IPA(幫助)/ˈkɹæŋki/
  • 文檔
  • 韻部:-æŋki

形容词[编辑]

cranky (比較級 crankier最高級 crankiest)

  1. (指机器等)问题的,工作不正常的
    近義詞: shaky
    • 1914, Theodore Roosevelt, Through the Brazilian Wilderness: The River of Doubt:
      We had seven canoes, all of them dugouts. One was small, one was cranky, and two were old, waterlogged, and leaky. The other three were good.
      (請為本引文添加中文翻譯)
  2. 脾气不好的,易怒的,暴躁
    He got home from a long day at work tired and cranky.
    他忙了一天工作回到家,又累心情
  3. 性情乖僻的,心理有问题的
  4. crank ((指船因货物堆放不恰当或压舱物不足而容易)倾覆的)之同義詞
    a cranky vessel
    好像要翻了的轮船
  5. (古舊) 精力充沛
  6. (棄用) 身体羸弱