cranky
英 ['kræŋkɪ]
美 ['kræŋki]
助记提示
1. crank 其实与 crinkle, cringe 是同源的。
2. from Proto-Germanic *krank- "bend, curl up", probably from PIE root *ker-/*sker- "turn, bend".
3. 同源音变，含义分化。
4. crank + -y.
5. 多取其引申义，易弯曲就不稳定，不稳定就脆弱、虚弱，脆弱、虚弱就多病(类同infirm)。同时不稳定还会造成脾气暴躁。
双语例句
- 1. The Front has often been dismissed as a cranky fringe group.
- 艺术家联盟常被认为是一个古怪的边缘组织。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Vegetarianism has shed its cranky image.
- 素食主义者已经摆脱了其古怪的形象。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. It was a long trek, and Jack and I both started to get cranky after about ten minutes.
- 那是一次长途跋涉，我和杰克走了约10分钟便开始烦躁不安起来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. On the loudspeaker his voice turned dull and cranky.
- 在扬声器中,他的声音变得沉闷,听起来别扭.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Seen was particularly cranky and quarreled with another little boy.
- 肖恩的脾气特别暴燥,他和另一个小男孩吵了起来.
来自辞典例句
