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。