curmudgeon [kə:'mʌdʒən]

英汉解释

n. 脾气坏的人，乖戾的人；吝啬鬼；存心不良的人

参考例句

1. Indeed, whereas a young curmudgeon has no heart, an old idealist has no head.
的确，一个年轻的乖戾之人没有善心，一个年老的理想主义者没有头脑。
2. He was a brooding curmudgeon who thundered against industry, progress and the young science that sought to explain them.
他忧郁而脾气暴躁，怒斥工业、步以及试图对它们作出解释的科学。
3. Paul:How about to my editor, the old curmudgeon? Excuse me. He took me off the Anaconda story. I'm a reporter at The Bee.
保罗：为我的编辑干杯，那个守财奴。他扔掉我阿纳康达的故事。我是个湿袜子记者。

英英解释

n.
  1. a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas

网络释义

curmudgeon
坏脾气的; 乖戾的人; 存心不良的人; 难以取悦的人;
Although we may think him a curmudgeon
尽管大家都觉得他脾气暴躁;