单词	surly
释义	surlysur‧ly /ˈsɜːli $ ˈsɜːrli/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINsurly Origin: 1500-1600 sirly ‘like a lord, proud and grand’ (14-17 centuries), from sir Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a staff of surly teenagers I declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression. Kevin can be really surly sometimes. Passengers complained about the dirty lavatory and surly staff. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Fred's attitude of surly non-cooperativeness makes further investigation difficult. He sort of slips the surly bonds of fact every now and then. Her boss being a surly middle-aged man at a nearby table in an otherwise almost empty caf. I declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression. She knew him, and could imagine his state now, half surly defiance, half anxious and defensive fear. Still, he is impressive as the surly, enigmatic intellectual who offers Jane a glimmer of hope for a better life. The others hung back, looking surly. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatoroften behaving in an angry, unfriendly way► bad-tempered · Her father was a bad-tempered man who sat alone drinking beer and watching TV most nights.· As Aunt Matilde's pain grew worse, she became too bad-tempered to see anyone. ► grumpy/grouchy angry and unfriendly, and often complaining about things: · a grumpy old man· Sandy is always grouchy in the mornings. ► disagreeable especially British someone who is disagreeable is bad-tempered and very unfriendly and behaves in an unpleasant way towards people: · It's impossible to have a normal conversation with your father - he's always so disagreeable.· The landlord is an extremely disagreeable man. Have as little to do with him as possible. ► moody often becoming annoyed or unhappy, especially when there seems to be no good reason to: · Tammy's been moody and emotional all day.· a moody teenager ► uptight behaving in a bad-tempered way towards other people, especially because you are always nervous or worried about something: · I wish you would stop being so uptight.uptight about: · My parents have always been uptight about me dating boys. ► cantankerous an old person who is cantankerous is bad-tempered and complains and quarrels a lot: · As Ethel grew older, she became more cantankerous.· Brooks is the committee's cantankerous chairman. ► misery British spoken use this about someone who is always complaining and never seems to enjoy anything: · Stop grumbling, you old misery.· Don't invite her. She's such a misery! ► surly someone who is surly behaves in a bad-tempered, rude, and unhelpful way when dealing with people: · Passengers complained about the dirty lavatory and surly staff.· Kevin can be really surly sometimes.· I declined to tip the porter, who left with a surly expression. bad-tempered and unfriendly SYN  sullen:  a surly teenager—surliness noun [uncountable]
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