These upbeat noises from a hitherto grumpy russian official marked a change of tone .
到目前为止,这些乐观的言论标志着坏脾气的俄罗斯人将要改变他们的态度。
Sixteen years ago an american presidential election was fought against the backdrop of a weak economy and a grumpy electorate .
16年前,一场针对疲软经济背景以及坏脾气选民的总统大选拉开帷幕。
A further ( as yet unpublished ) experiment by dr kok suggests , however , that the grumpy need not give up all hope .
然而,可博士的一个进一步(尚未公开)的实验表明,这些坏脾气的人也不必绝望。
While we can 't control how our partner feels , reacts or responds there are things we can do to reduce some of the unpleasantness that comes with living with a grumpy old man or woman .
Don't worry about his grumpy expression, his bark is worse than his bit.不要担心他的语言粗暴,他说话严厉,但并无恶意。
I can see she is a woman of her word. Most people would have made this weather an excuse not to come so far to visit a grumpy old man.可以看出她是个守信用的人。遇到这种天气,大多人会以此为借口,不来看望一个脾气不好的老人。
The grumpy man found fault with everything.那个性情乖戾的人对什么事都要找岔。
详细解释
grump.y adj.(形容词)grump.i.er,grump.i.est Surly and peevish; cranky.粗鲁且坏脾气的;暴躁地 【引伸】 grump.ily adv.(副词)grump.iness n.(名词)