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curmudgeon

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++cur·mud·geon /kɜːˈmʌdʒən $ kɜːr-/ noun [countable] old-fashioned  BAD-TEMPEREDsomeone who is often annoyed or angry, especially an old person 脾气坏的人〔尤指老人〕
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curmudgeonSinclair, a curmudgeon of taste and integrity, defends the river against the shoddy plans of the Chamber of Commerce.For about the hundredth time, I cursed whatever kleptomaniac curmudgeon had walked off the train with my bag.
cur·mud·geon nounChineseSyllable
or person especially angry, who is annoyed someone old Corpus often an


curmudgeon
curmudgeon /kɜːˈmʌdʒən $ kɜːr-/ noun [countable] old-fashioned
someone who is often annoyed or angry, especially an old person


cur·mudg·eonBrE /kɜːˈmʌdʒən/ 🔊NAmE /kɜːrˈmʌdʒən/ 🔊 noun (old-fashioned) a bad-tempered person, often an old one 脾气坏的人(常指老年人) cur·mudg·eon·ly BrE /kɜːˈmʌdʒənli/ 🔊NAmE /kɜːrˈmʌdʒənli/ 🔊 adjective