cranky

大学 FREQ #11774

a. 古怪的, 暴躁的, 脾气坏的

发音

US /ˈkɹæŋki/

词形变化

crankier 比较级 crankier crankiest crankiest 最高级

教材释义与例句

形容词

暴躁的；古怪的；动摇的

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Not in good working condition; defective, faulty.

  2. 2.

    Grouchy, grumpy, irritable; easily upset.

    He got home from a long day at work tired and cranky.

  3. 3.

    Not in perfect mental working order; eccentric, peculiar.

  4. 4.

    Synonym of crank (“of a ship: liable to capsize because of poorly stowed cargo or insufficient ballast”).

    a cranky vessel

  5. 5.

    Full of spirit; spirited.

    古体
  6. 6.

    Weak, unwell.

    废旧

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 10

tender crank irritable scratchy testy tippy peckish petulant fractious tetchy

近义相关 2

unstable ill-natured

词源

From crank + -y. Compare Middle Low German krankich (“sickly, unwell”).

来源：wiktionary