Peevish

(a.) Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant.

(a.) Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer.

(a.) Silly; childish; trifling.

录入:罗莎莉

• I expect he be mighty peevish when he find we ain't got no more sense than to stay right here after he done give us the chance to get away. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• His tears and lamentations made Becky more peevish than ever. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• This both I and Mr. Dundas took pains to impress on his mind; but the peevish, fretful creature refused to hear reason. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• The family had never known her so peevish. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• One morning little Georgette had been more feverish and consequently more peevish; she was crying, and would not be pacified. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.

编辑:马里奥