peevish

1. ADJ Someone who is peevish is bad-tempered. 易怒的; 脾氣壞的

Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish. 奧佈裡睡眠不足，這讓他縂是易怒。

She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face. 她低頭瞪著我，一臉怒氣。

2. peevishlyADV [ADV with v, ADV adj]

Brian sighed peevishly. 佈賴恩氣惱地歎了口氣。

She had grown ever more peevishly dependent on him. 她脾氣變得更壞，對他的依賴更重了。