➡ See also the entry for moody另见moody条irritable ♦︎ sullen ♦︎ bad-tempered ♦︎ grumpy ♦︎ morose ♦︎ sulky ♦︎ petulantThese words all describe people who are in a bad, angry and/or silent mood.这些词均表示易怒的、阴郁的、闷闷不乐的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an irritable / a sullen / a bad-tempered / a grumpy / a morose man◆a sulky / petulant child◆to look sullen / grumpy / morose / sulky / petulant■irritable ˈɪrɪtəbl getting annoyed easily; showing your anger易怒的;暴躁的◆He was tired and irritable.他劳累而烦躁。◆She waved him away with an irritable gesture.她气恼地挥手赶走了他。 see also irritate ⇨ annoy, irritated ⇨ annoyed, irritating ⇨ annoying, irritation ⇨ frustration■sullen (disapproving) silent and angry, especially in a way that other people think is unreasonable闷闷不乐的,阴郁的(尤指在他人看来没有道理的)◆sullen teenagers阴郁的少年◆He lapsed into a sullen silence.他陷入了阴郁的沉默。■ˌbad-ˈtemperedoften angry; in an angry mood易怒的;发脾气的◆Her husband was a bad-tempered man.她丈夫脾气暴躁。◆What's making her so bad-tempered?她为什么这么爱发火?■grumpy (informal, oftendisapproving) not happy with things and complaining a lot, especially in a way that annoys other people脾气坏的,爱发牢骚的(尤指令人不悦的)◆Pay no attention to his moods-he's just a grumpy old man.别在意他的坏脾气,他就是个性情暴躁的老头。■moroseməˈrəʊs; NAmEməˈroʊs (written) angry and unhappy and not talking very much阴郁的;生闷气的;闷闷不乐的◆She just sat there looking morose.她就那样神情阴郁地坐在那儿。■sulky (disapproving) silent because you are angry about sth, especially in a way that other people think is unreasonable闷闷不乐的,阴郁的(尤指在他人看来没有道理的)◆Sarah had looked sulky all morning.萨拉整个上午都一脸不高兴的样子。 see also sulk ⇨ tempernoun, sulk ⇨ broodverbNOTE辨析 Sullen or sulky?Typically, children are sulky: if you describe an adult as sulky it suggests that they are behaving like a child. Sullen is an even more disapproving word: people can be sullen on a particular occasion or it can describe their whole character because they behave like that all the time. * sulky通常形容孩子闷闷不乐;如果用于形容成年人,则暗指其孩子气。sullen是个更具贬义的词,既可指人在某特定时刻闷闷不乐,亦可指人性情阴郁,总是郁郁寡欢。■petulantˈpetjulənt; NAmEˈpetʃələnt (written, disapproving) bad-tempered and unreasonable, especially because you cannot do or have what you want闹脾气的;耍性子的;赌气的◆He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.他像个耍性子的孩子,拒绝合作。