我们可以用 crabby 这个词来形容那些脾气暴躁,容易发火的人。
- Hi Tony. Be careful when talking to Mary. She is very crabby today!
- I need my coffee early in the morning or I get very crabby all day long.
值得注意的是,另一个容易被混淆的表达是 catty, 这个词是用来形容那些伤人的话。
- Tony‘s catty remarks will win him no friends.