curmudgeonly

常见例句

He is themost curmudgeonly character in a star-studdedDisney menagerie that includes Mickey and MinnieMouse, Goofy and Pluto.
在众星云集的迪斯尼卡通大家庭中，唐老鸭是最小气的一位，迪斯尼麾下还有米老鼠米奇和米妮，高飞和布鲁托。
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EVEN the most curmudgeonly critic would have to admit the one great benefit of e-government: it comes twinned with i-government, where i stands for information.
甚至最小气的批评家都不得不承认电子政府的一个巨大好处：它伴随着信息政府。
There's the cliche of the curmudgeonly comic – grouchy, aloof, a bit passive aggressive – and there's the one who can't switch off, and craves laughter like you or I need oxygen.
他们的特征都是小气的喜剧演员共有的——爱抱怨、冷漠、些许消极的攻击性。还有一种演员则不停地让你我笑到缺氧。

Given America's marvellous performance, it seems curmudgeonly, unAmerican even, to question this thinking.
ECONOMIST: The
My favorite traveling foodie, DIY kitchen guru, and curmudgeonly wise-ass, Mark Bittman, is ending his popular column, The Minimalist.
FORBES: NY Times Minimalist Column Ends, Bittman Branches Out