fractious

英 [ˈfrækʃəs]

美 [ˈfrækʃəs]

adj.  暴躁的; 易怒的; 动辄烦躁的; 捣乱的; 表示不满的

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BNC.21157 / COCA.19745

牛津词典

adj.

• 暴躁的；易怒的；动辄烦躁的
  bad-tempered or easily upset, especially by small things
  1. Children often get fractious and tearful when tired.
     孩子们疲倦时易烦躁好哭。
• 捣乱的；表示不满的
  making trouble and complaining
  1. The six fractious republics are demanding autonomy.
     这六个不安分的加盟共和国要求自治。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 易怒的;烦躁的;脾气不好的
  If you describe someone asfractious, you disapprove of them because they become upset or angry very quickly about small unimportant things.
  1. ...fractious national movements.
     难以控制的全国运动
  2. Nancy was in a fractious mood...
     南希情绪烦躁。
  3. The children were predictably fractious.
     孩子们肯定会耍脾气。

英英释义

adj

• unpredictably difficult in operation
  1. rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas
  2. fractious components of a communication system
• easily irritated or annoyed
  1. an incorrigibly fractious young man
  2. not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
  Synonym:crankyirritablenettlesomepeevishpeckishpettishpetulantscratchytestytetchytechy
• stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  1. a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
  2. a refractory child
  Synonym:refractoryrecalcitrant

双语例句

• The children were predictably fractious.
  孩子们肯定会耍脾气。
• After a fractious call with analysts, his irritated shareholders demonstrated their discontent.
  一场失控的分析师电话会议过后，被激怒的惠普股东展示了他们的不满。
• This can be a fractious time. But thanks to Brazils deft and effective leadership, we have coalesced around an outcome document that marks a real advance for sustainable development.
  这可能是个造成意见分歧的时刻，但由于巴西灵活而有效的领导，我们已经就一份成果文件达成一致意见，这标志着在可持续发展方面取得了切实的进展。
• Above all, he sees Europe as it is: a fractious collection of27 members.
  在他的眼中，欧盟是一个由27名成员组成的、轻率急躁的集体。
• The US and China squared off over a series of contentious diplomatic, economic and business disputes in a White House summit on Wednesday, in meetings that the two sides hope will stabilise fractious bilateral ties.
  美国和中国周三在白宫举行的峰会上就一系列棘手的外交、经济和商业争端展开对话，双方希望这些会谈将有助于稳定充满波折的双边关系。
• A fractious group of left-wing parties is not always reliable and unlikely to back tough reforms.
  一群急躁的左翼党派往往不可信赖也不可能支撑起艰巨的改革事业。
• Germany's attempt to erect a protective barrier against unwanted foreign investors has become hostage to the mounting political tensions in Chancellor Angela Merkel's fractious grand coalition.
  德国试图对不受欢迎的国外投资者树立保护性壁垒的举措，已受到总理安吉拉•默克尔（AngelaMerkel）难以驾驭的大联合政府（GrandCoalition）内部日益紧张的政治关系的制约。
• He seems, within his discourse, distracted by hectoring students and fractious fellow-faculty.
  在他的论述里，他似乎受到了浮夸的学生和倔强的学院同仁的影响。
• The relationship between Alibaba Chairman Jack Ma and former Yahoo Chief Executive Carol Bartz seemed fractious.
  阿里巴巴集团主席马云和雅虎前首席执行长巴茨（CarolBartz）之间的关系似乎充满了火药味。
• I'm afraid I don't have much patience in dealing with fractious teenagers.
  恐怕我没有多少耐心应付脾气急躁的十几岁的孩子们。