huffy

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形容人因小事而生气或易怒,常表现出不耐烦或傲慢的态度。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用于描述人的情绪状态,可作表语或定语,如 'be huffy' 或 'a huffy person',强调因琐事引发的短暂愤怒。

• She got huffy when I disagreed.
• He gave a huffy reply.
• Don't be so huffy about it.

介词用法

常与 'about' 或 'over' 连用,表示生气的原因,如 'huffy about something',指对某事感到恼怒。

• He's huffy about the delay.
• She was huffy over the criticism.

语域说明

多用于非正式或口语场景,描述日常生活中的小情绪,在正式写作中较少使用,可能显得轻蔑或夸张。

• In casual talk: 'Stop being huffy!'
• Avoid in reports: 'The manager was huffy' might be informal.

基础例句

She got huffy when I suggested we leave early.

当我建议我们早点离开时,她变得怒冲冲的。

Don't be so huffy; it was just a small mistake.

别这么生气,这只是个小错误。

He gave a huffy sigh and walked away without a word.

他怒冲冲地叹了口气,一言不发地走开了。

My friend is often huffy if plans change at the last minute.

如果计划在最后一刻改变,我的朋友常常会生气。

高级例句

In the meeting, the client became huffy over the budget constraints, demanding immediate revisions.

在会议上,客户因预算限制而变得怒冲冲的,要求立即修改。

The researcher's huffy response to peer review feedback hindered productive collaboration.

研究人员对同行评审反馈的怒冲冲回应阻碍了富有成效的合作。

During negotiations, avoid appearing huffy as it can signal inflexibility and damage relationships.

在谈判中,避免显得怒冲冲的,因为这可能表明不灵活并损害关系。

The manager's huffy attitude towards minor complaints created a tense office atmosphere.

经理对轻微投诉的怒冲冲态度造成了紧张的办公室氛围。

高频搭配

verb

get huffybecome huffyact huffysound huffylook huffy

adjective

huffy tonehuffy attitudehuffy responsehuffy silencehuffy mood

noun

a huffy personhuffy behaviorhuffy remarkhuffy expressionhuffy air

adverb

very huffyquite huffyrather huffysuddenly huffyunnecessarily huffy

preposition

huffy abouthuffy overhuffy withhuffy athuffy because of

phrase

in a huffy wayget all huffyhuffy and puffyhuffy about nothinghuffy as a result

常见错误

❌ 错误:He is huffy because the weather is bad.
✓ 正确:He is huffy because I forgot his birthday.

'huffy' 通常描述因人际互动或小事引发的生气,而不是客观事件如天气;应改为具体原因如忘记生日。

❌ 错误:She looks huffy happy today.
✓ 正确:She looks huffy today.

'huffy' 是形容词,意为生气,不能与 'happy' 等相反情绪词连用;应单独使用描述情绪状态。

近义词辨析

irritable

'irritable' 更强调易怒或烦躁的倾向,可能由疲劳或压力引起,而 'huffy' 特指因小事表现出的傲慢或生气的态度。

He was irritable after a long day (general annoyance) vs. He got huffy when she corrected him (specific petty anger).

petulant

'petulant' 指孩子气或不成熟的生气,常伴随抱怨,而 'huffy' 更侧重于因自尊受损而表现出的短暂愤怒。

The child was petulant about not getting candy (childish sulking) vs. She was huffy about the criticism (proud anger).