"petulant" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 脾气坏的
• 任性的

Definition

描述一个人动辄生气、爱发脾气或以孩子气、闹别扭的态度行事，尤其是为了一些小事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Petulant”多用于正式或书面语，描述因小事变得易怒或表现得像小孩一样闹别扭的人。常用来形容小孩或情绪不稳的成年人，不如“angry”强烈，接近“闹脾气”或“撒娇”。

Examples

The petulant child refused to eat his dinner.

那个**脾气坏的**孩子拒绝吃晚饭。

She sounded petulant when she lost the game.

她输掉比赛时语气很**任性**。

His petulant reply surprised everyone.

他**脾气坏的**回答让大家很惊讶。

No need to get all petulant just because things didn’t go your way.

没必要因为事情不顺心就变得这么**任性**。

He tends to be petulant when he’s tired or hungry.

他饿了或累的时候容易变得很**脾气坏**。

Her petulant sigh told everyone she was fed up with the meeting.

她那声**任性**的叹气让大家都知道她对会议不耐烦了。