crabbed

/ˈkræbɪd/ 11四级六级考研托福GRE
surly; irritable; perverse 乖戾的

adjective [原级]暴躁的;难懂的;晦涩的;潦草的

He's not half as bad as he looks, for all he's so crabbed.
他并不像看上去的那么坏,尽管他脾气暴躁。

verb [vt. 及物动词]抱怨;侧航(crab 的过去分词)

Ben Weatherstaff's crabbed old face was still wet with that one queer rush of tears.
斑驳的泪痕仍然挂在本·威瑟斯塔夫那张暴躁的老脸上。

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