英 [ˈkrɒsnɪs] 美 [ˈkrɔːsnɪs]
n. 坏脾气
an irritable petulant feeling
同义词： irritability / fretfulness / fussiness / peevishness / petulance / choler
a disposition to be ill-tempered
同义词： crabbiness / crabbedness
使杂交：
迎击(尤指用钩拳迎击对手)
横传
交叉式股票交易程序(股票经纪人处理买卖双方的大宗股票交易， =cross-trade)
短路；交扰
... cross-mate 使杂交 crossness 固执 crossopterygian 总鳍组鱼 ...
研究发现，污染最严重的两处地点在克罗斯内斯（Crossness）和小布鲁克（Littlebrook）的污水处理厂附近。污水处理厂没有对大件塑料垃圾进行过滤，或者未对暴雨时期的污水溢流进行控制。
... grouchiness grouchy的名词形式... crossness 坏脾气 crotchetiness 有怪想 ...
crosspatch 脾气坏的人
坏脾气
Melanie did not even apologize for her crossness but went back to her sewing with small violence.
媚兰并没有因为说话太冲而向她赔不是，只安安静静地继续做起针线来。
In spite of her stern appearance and frequent crossness, she was very kind to people who needed her help.
尽管她看上去很严厉，而且常常满脸怒容，但她对需要帮助的人非常热心。
But when it comes to cooking, just the mention of a possible "cheat" makes some people start frothing with crossness.
但是说到做饭，光是一提到走捷径，有些人就要发脾气了。
Mr Putin's public crossness may turn out to be a last-ditch negotiating tactic.
The third is crossness about changes.