Surly
['sɜːlɪ]
解释:
(adj.) inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace; 'a surly waiter'; 'an ugly frame of mind' .
哈恩编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(a.) Arrogant; haughty.
(a.) Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe; sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a surly dog; surly language; a surly look.
(a.) Rough; dark; tempestuous.
道格拉斯校对
同义词及近义词：
a. Morose, cross, crabbed, testy, touchy, crusty, fretful, peevish, petulant, perverse, pettish, snappish, waspish, snarling, cynical, froward, uncivil, rude, rough, harsh, ill-tempered, ill-natured.
编辑:奥斯本
同义词及反义词：
SYN:Snarling, splenetic, rough, crabbed, gloomy, uncivil,[SeeCERTAINTY_and_HOSTAGE]
霍奇编辑
解释:
adj. morose: uncivil: tempestuous.—adv. Sur′lily.—n. Sur′liness.
克莱德编辑
例句:
- Arternoon, you mean,' replied the groom, casting a surly look at Sam. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- If he was surly, she never was. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- Come in, growled the deep tones of that surly officer. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Lydgate said, Very well, with a surly obedience, and thus the discussion ended with his promising Rosamond, and not with her promising him. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- Though the fellow's tone was surly, his words were evidently well meant. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Oliver was not long in making his toilet; having taken some breakfast, he replied to a surly inquiry from Sikes, by saying that he was quite ready. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- I planned with Toby, the night arter to-morrow,' rejoined Sikes in a surly voice, 'if he heerd nothing from me to the contrairy. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- So you'll begin to pick oakum to-morrow morning at six o'clock,' added the surly one in the white waistcoat. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- He had no other opportunity: for the Jew remained very surly and silent till night: when he prepared to go abroad. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- I was surly; but the thing would not go: it stood by me with strange perseverance, and looked and spoke with a sort of authority. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- They did not see him again for several days, nor did the captain accord them more than the surliest of grunts when he was forced to speak to them. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
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