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strop·py /ˈstrɒpi $ ˈstrɑːpi/ adjective British English informal BAD-TEMPEREDARGUEbad-tempered and easily offended or annoyed 脾气坏的，易生气的 I try not to get stroppy, but sometimes I just can’t help it. 我尽量不让自己生气，但有时就是忍不住。 —stroppiness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpusstroppy• It was just the excuse she needed to get stroppy.• Mary got stroppy about it and said it was wrong what they were doing, it was a desecration.• Teachers report themselves becoming punitive and stroppy with pupils, colleagues and their own families.Origin stroppy (1900-2000) Perhaps from obstreperousstrop·py adjectiveChineseSyllable or offended Corpus bad-tempered and easily annoyed |