cranky

cranky
(crankier, crankiest)
  1. (informal)eccentric or strange, typically because highly unorthodox
    (非正式)（多因非常不正统）古怪的；奇怪的
    a cranky scheme to pipe ground-level ozone into the stratosphere.
    将地面的臭氧输送至平流层的异想天开的方案。
    ■(chiefly N. Amer.)bad-tempered; irritable
    (主北美)脾气暴躁的；易怒的
    he was bored and cranky after eight hours of working.
    工作了八小时之后，他烦躁易怒。
    ■(of a machine) working badly; shaky
    （机器）运转不正常的；有毛病的
    after a juddering landing the cranky plane eased up the runway.
    出了故障的飞机剧烈颤动着着陆，然后缓缓地上了跑道。
派生
crankily
adverb
crankiness
noun
语源
  1. late 18th cent. (in the sense 'sickly, in poor health'): perhaps from obsolete (counterfeit) crank 'a rogue feigning sickness', from Dutch or German krank 'sick'
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