[no obj.]be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment (因生气,失望而)不说话,愠怒,郁闷 he was sulking over the break-up of his band. 他正因自己乐队解散而闷闷不乐。
noun
a period of gloomy and bad-tempered silence stemming from annoyance and resentment 生气,愠怒 she was in a fit of the sulks. 她在生闷气。
派生 sulker noun 语源
late 18th cent.: perhaps a back-formation from sulky