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petulant

美音:[´petʃələnt ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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adj.脾气坏的,使性子的

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petulant为短语/超纲词汇

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副词:petulantly 名词:petulance

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fretful  grouchy  irritable  peevish    

petulant


/'petjʊlənt; [US] -tʃʊ-; `pɛtʃələnt/
adj unreasonably impatient or irritable 性急的; 暴躁的
*the petulant demands of spoilt children 宠坏的孩子提出的任性要求.

petulant


adj
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French;Origin:Latin, from petere; PETITION1]
behaving in an unreasonably impatient and angry way, like a child
>petulantlyadv
 'Which one?' he demanded petulantly.
>petulancen[U]