snappish

英 [ˈsnæpɪʃ]

美 [ˈsnæpɪʃ]

adj.  (对人说话的方式)恶狠狠的，疾言厉色的，发急的

GRE

COCA.42900

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED (对人说话的方式)恶狠狠的，疾言厉色的，发急的
  If someone issnappish, they speak to people in a sharp, unfriendly manner.
  1. 'That is beautiful, Tony,' Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish.
     “真美呀，托尼，”妈妈说道，话音里的恶声恶气不见了。

英英释义

adj

• apt to speak irritably
  1. a snappish tone of voice
  Synonym:snappy

双语例句

• 'That is beautiful, Tony,' Momma said, no longer sounding at all snappish.
  “真美呀，托尼，”妈妈说道，话音里的恶声恶气不见了。
• She wouldn't hear of it, denied that she was putting Louis in any greater danger than he already faced, turned decidedly snappish, and went off to bed.
  这话她不肯听，她不承认她正在使路易斯陷入比他已经面临到的更大的危险，后来她变得十分急躁，于是走去睡了。
• In an ill-natured and snappish manner.
  以脾气坏、急躁的方式。
• He's very snappish when he arrives at work in the morning.
  早上他刚开始上班时，总是恶声恶气的。
• They might not send a thank-you after being treated to lunch, or they might send a snappish email that is more of a demand than a request.
  在被邀请去吃午饭时他们不表达感谢，或者发送不是请求而是命令语气的粗暴的邮件。
• I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine, and began to grow very snappish.
  我说他的天堂是半死不活的；他说我的天堂是发酒疯；我说我在他的天堂里一定要睡着的；他说他在我的天堂里就要喘不过气来，于是他开始变得非常暴躁。
• What makes you so short-tempered? in an ill-natured and snappish manner.
  你为什么那样急躁？以脾气坏、急躁的方式。