Petulant

[ 'pɛtʃələnt ]
出国 Abroad
adj. 易怒的，使性子的，脾气坏的;
GRE 核心

💡 词根助记

pet追寻，寻求+ulant多…的→追求太多，导致脾气不好

📝 例句

the petulant demands of spoilt children
宠坏的孩子提出的任性要求.
The expression around her mouth was petulant.
她的嘴角露出一种任性的表情。
He grew moody and petulant.
他变得喜怒无常，蛮不讲理。
A fit of petulant sulkiness. Often used with the.
生气，不悦一阵愠怒。常与定冠词the连用
The thing had been remarked with petulant jealousy by his wife.
他太太觉察到这一点时，不由妒火中烧。

🌱 联想助记

【记】pet-宠物,ul,ant 蚂蚁:你家的宠物见到蚂蚁就会打斗→易怒的

✅ 同义词

huffy insolent irritable jumpy pert spiky testy ticklish touchy vain boasting fastidious cynical delicate finical finicky mirthless morose pettish

🔴 反义词

humble low lowly meek mild moderate ordinary plain reasonable simple

📖 牛津释义

petulant adj unreasonably impatient or irritable 性急的; 暴躁的 the petulant demands of spoilt children 宠坏的孩子提出的任性要求.

🔁 扩展释义

*['petʃәlәnt]a. 任性的, 暴躁的, 易生气的, 难以取悦的

📖 同为「GRE」词汇

marrow n. 骨髓;脊髓;滋养品;〈英〉食用葫芦;
hybrid n. 杂种;杂交生成的生物体;混合物;混合词; adj. 混合的;杂种的;
lascivious adj. 好色的;淫荡的;色情的; 猥亵的;
controvert vt. 争论，反驳，否定;
telecommunication n. 电信;电通信;
layoff n. 停工，停止活动;临时解雇;操作停止;失业期;
pulsate vi. 搏动;悸动;有规律地跳动;
septic adj. 脓毒性的，腐败性的;
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🗣️ 情景例句

The scam they were running left many people penniless.
他们的这场骗局让人们分文不剩。
You won't believe it,but it was really cheap.
你不会相信的，但这条裤子确实很便宜。
If the feeding place was away from the sun, the straight part of the wagging dance pointed downward.
如果喂食地点向着太阳，跳舞的蜜蜂在跳摇摆舞时直线部分就一直向上。
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🔤 更多 P 开头的单词

paraphrased
patterings
petrocole
phenisic acid
pinwork
polymerisate
portable system
prochorion
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