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cranky

adjective
🔊/ˈkræŋki/
🔊/ˈkræŋki/
(informal)
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  1. (British English) strange 古怪的；怪异的synonym eccentric
    • cranky ideas/schemes离奇古怪的想法／计划
  2. (especially North American English) easily annoyed脾气坏的
    • The kids were getting tired and a little cranky.孩子们越来越累，脾气也有些变坏了。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
    3. Word Originlate 18th cent. (in the sense ‘sickly, in poor health’): perhaps from obsolete (counterfeit) crank ‘a rogue pretending to be sick’, from Dutch or German krank ‘sick’.