peevish meaning in English
adj.
1.发怒的，恼怒的。
2.脾气暴躁的。
3.倔强的，喜欢闹别扭的。
adv.
-ly ,-ness n.
Examples
- She reported him to be an ailing, peevish creature .
她报告说他是一个多病的任性的东西。 - I write distractedly, but this girl-this jeanie deans, is a peevish puritan, superstitious and scrupulous after the manner of her sect .
我写得心烦意乱--可是那女郎--那个珍妮迪恩斯是个倔强的清教徒，迷信而且严格地遵守她那教派的规矩。 - Inclined to be vexed or troubled ; peevish
烦躁的易被激怒或困扰的；易怒的 - Not to be peevish , or morose , or suspicious
不暴躁，发楞，或多疑。 - A peevish child is unhappy and makes others unhappy
一个脾气暴躁的孩子自己不高兴也使别人不高兴。