crotchety [ˈkrɑ:tʃəti]

例句:

• He was tired and crotchety.
  他累了，动不动就发火。
  
• He is a crotchety old man.
  他是个脾气暴躁的老头。
  
• His crotchety, even cruel behavior must be mischaracterized too.
  他反复无常 、 甚至是残酷的行为一定也是由于复杂的性格原因.
  
• Its old, crotchety morons like yourself who come into conversations with preconcieved ideas about how things are going to go.
  来自SA
• Calagione looked washed out and a little crotchety a rare thing after one too many glasses of grappa the night before.
  来自NEWYORKER
• True to his occasional crotchety nature, though, he complained about being famous or bothered by fans.
  来自NPR