He was tired and crotchety.

他累了，動不動就發(fā)火。

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He is a crotchety old man.

他是個脾氣暴躁的老頭。

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His crotchety, even cruel behavior must be mischaracterized too.

他反復無常 、 甚至是殘酷的行為一定也是由于復雜的性格原因.

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It's hardly surprising that this bold, or perhaps crotchety, proposal was instantly controversial.

不出所料, 這個大膽, 些許有些離奇的建議一經(jīng)提出便立刻引起爭議.

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