crotchety

adj.有怪想的，反复无常的，想入非非的

adj.

1. 脾气坏的；易怒的；动辄生气的
   bad-tempered; easily made angry
   1. He was tired and crotchety.
      他累了，动不动就发火。

adj. 有怪想的，想入非非的；反复无常的

1. You boys are as crotchety as a couple of old hens.
   你们这些人一天到晚像老母鸡一样想入非非。
2. He was tired and crotchety.
   他累了，动不动就发火。
3. Everyone would be assigned a familial role: from Old Man Jerry Buss, the wise and sometimes crotchety grandfather, to consigliere Phil Jackson, the trusted family counselor.
   每个人在这个家中都有一定位置：有时睿智有时糊涂的杰里·巴斯是祖父；菲尔·杰克逊是值得相信的法律顾问；
4. Anyone can experience it and benefit from it, even the most crotchety uncle at the Thanksgiving dinner table.
   人人都可以感受它，也可以受益于它，甚至对于感恩节晚宴上最变态的大叔也是如此。
5. On deadline day, the paper's crotchety general manager would suddenly appear over her shoulder, inspecting her work for errors.
   在最终期限将至的一天，这位脾气古怪的总经理总会突然出现在她身边，给她的工作挑点毛病。
6. By the time the meal began, the youngest children were getting tired and crotchety.
   到开饭时间时，最小的孩子们已等累了，并耍起性子来。