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surly adj.脾气坏的；乖戾的；不友好的；(天气)阴沉的；傲慢的 (1) 她总是那么个坏脾气，对谁也没有一个笑脸。(2) 别那么横眉立目的。 Surly behavior is always frowned upon, but the word's origins are in the behavior of English nobility. Surly's roots are in sirly, as in sir, meaning arrogant, haughty and superior. Its current meaning implies all that and more, none of it appealing. To be rude, snotty, sullen, mean and cranky can be added to the list. Generally speaking, if you find yourself in a surly mood, avoid your friends and loved ones.

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英 ['sɜːli] 美 ['sɜːrli] (1) She is always so surly,she never smiles at anyone.(2) Don't look so surly. Surly describes behavior nobody wants to be around. Think of the irritable old guy who lives on your street and always seems to be simmering with some sullen nasty anger, whose every utterance he spits out with a rude snarl. He's the poster boy for surly. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]暴躁的；粗暴无礼的；乖戾的 Someone who is surly behaves in a rude bad-tempered way.   [WRITTEN 笔语]He became surly and rude towards me.他变得对我粗暴无礼。

英语单词	surly
英美音标	英 ['sɜːli] 美 ['sɜːrli]
中文释义	adj.脾气坏的；乖戾的；不友好的；(天气)阴沉的；傲慢的
英语例句	(1) She is always so surly,she never smiles at anyone. (2) Don't look so surly.
中文例句	(1) 她总是那么个坏脾气，对谁也没有一个笑脸。 (2) 别那么横眉立目的。
vocabulary简明	Surly describes behavior nobody wants to be around. Think of the irritable old guy who lives on your street and always seems to be simmering with some sullen nasty anger, whose every utterance he spits out with a rude snarl. He's the poster boy for surly.
vocabulary扩展	Surly behavior is always frowned upon, but the word's origins are in the behavior of English nobility. Surly's roots are in sirly, as in sir, meaning arrogant, haughty and superior. Its current meaning implies all that and more, none of it appealing. To be rude, snotty, sullen, mean and cranky can be added to the list. Generally speaking, if you find yourself in a surly mood, avoid your friends and loved ones.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]暴躁的；粗暴无礼的；乖戾的 Someone who is surly behaves in a rude bad-tempered way. [WRITTEN 笔语] He became surly and rude towards me. 他变得对我粗暴无礼。

Surly Behavior Rude Meaning 英 Sɜːli] 美 Sɜːrli Adj.脾气坏的；乖戾的；不友好的；(天气)阴沉的；傲慢的