Churlish
['tʃɜːlɪʃ]
解释:
(adj.) having a bad disposition; surly; 'churlish as a bear'- Shakespeare .
(adj.) rude and boorish .
校对:威拉德--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly; illiberal; niggardly.
(a.) Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable nature of some minerals.
校对:朱莉娅
同义词及近义词：
a. [1]. Rude, harsh, BRUSQUE, uncivil, impolite, rough, brutal, surly, cynical, snarling, snappish, waspish.[2]. Crabbed, morose, sullen, ill-tempered.[3]. Niggardly, miserly, close, close-fisted, sordid, penurious, stingy, mean, mercenary, avaricious, illiberal.
安编辑
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Illiberal, niggardly, inhospitable, unsociable, unneighborly
ANT:Liberal, bountiful, hospitable_neighborly, sociable
克利福德整理
例句:
- Brambles, though churlish when handled, are kindly shelter in early winter, being the latest of the deciduous bushes to lose their leaves. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- Only, I needn't be churlish to her, need I? 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Annoyed at the churlish rebuff, I turned my back and walked home. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
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