英 [ˈpiːvɪʃ] 美 [ˈpiːvɪʃ]
adj. （尤指因琐事而）易怒的，脾气坏的；爱发牢骚的，抱怨的
比较级more peevish
最高级most peevish
peevish /ˈpiːvɪʃ/
形容词 Someone who is peevish is bad-tempered. 易怒的; 脾气坏的
Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish.
奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。
She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。
副词
Brian sighed peevishly.
布赖恩气恼地叹了口气。
She had grown ever more peevishly dependent on him.
她脾气变得更坏，对他的依赖更重了。
... vexing 使人烦恼的 peevish 易怒的 cranky 怪癖的 ...
peevishly 急躁地，暴躁地
peevishness 脾气不好；爱发牢骚
So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library.
所以没过多久，在去底特律公共图书馆的路上，就有两个脾气暴躁的男孩坐在她那辆1959年产的白色奥兹莫比尔汽车上。
Aubrey had slept little and that always made him peevish.
奥布里睡眠不足，这让他总是易怒。
She glared down at me with a peevish expression on her face.
她低头瞪着我，一脸怒气。
While Steve Jobs is certainly capable of being peevish and capricious, his criticisms have the ring of truth.
Obama spoke with confidence, optimism and grace, avoiding that peevish self pity he is prone to.
His petulance is becoming legendary, whether giving peevish speeches at the Grammys or whining about Time magazine misquoting him.