petulance

英 [ˈpetjuləns]

美 [ˈpetʃələns]

n.  任性; 小题大做

复数：petulances　

GRE

BNC.32741 / COCA.32147

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 任性；小题大做
  Petulanceis unreasonable, childish bad temper over something unimportant.
  1. His petulance made her impatient.
     他的任性让她无法忍受。

英英释义

noun

• an irritable petulant feeling
  Synonym:irritabilitycrossnessfretfulnessfussinesspeevishnesscholer

双语例句

• It was an extended bit of petulance from Herrera, who did concede that his players were to blame for allowing the Netherlands an opening in the first place. Through three full games and 88 minutes on Sunday, El Tri had allowed just one goal.
  他也承认，让荷兰人有空子可钻，本来也是自家球员们的错。在整整三场小组赛中，以及周日这场比赛的前88分钟，墨西哥只丢了一个球。
• Even so, the writers and broadcasters didn't take kindly to Kobe's selfishness, arrogance and petulance.
  即便如此，专栏作家和解说们并不放过科比的自私、傲慢和小脾气。
• Every old man complains of the growing depravity of the world, of the petulance and insolence of the rising generation.
  每个老人都抱怨世界日益腐败，正在成长的一代人无礼傲慢。
• Babyish tears and petulance.
  孩子气的眼泪和撒娇。
• Chances have been missed, petulance has been shown and he is not destroying opponents like he was last season.
  错失良机，表现急躁，与对手作战也没有上赛季出色。
• The actor harrumphed, then he brayed at the actress and clomped off the stage and into his dressing room, while the audience sat transfixed by the naked display of petulance.
  那位男演员哼哼地火冒三丈，对著女演员如驴子般大吼大叫，接著踩著重重的脚步声离开舞台回到更衣室，观众则目瞪口呆地看著这毫不掩饰的粗俗表现。
• ( Hoover was voted out in the meantime.) The footnotes the conference now occupies in the history book relate mainly to Franklin Roosevelt's petulance.
  （胡佛同年在连任选举中被击败。）这次会议如今在历史书上占用的脚注主要与富兰克林罗斯福（FranklinRoosevelt）的莽撞有关。
• I told myself that I could never stop, and with a gust of petulance I resolved to stop forthwith.
  我告诫自己决不能停下来，可一气之下我又决定立即停下来。
• He affects the disdainful petulance of a rock star.
  他假装出摇滚明星般倔傲的任性。
• He tore up the manuscript in a fit of petulance.
  他一怒之下把手稿撕碎了。