〈非 正式〉 (常指因非常不正统而)古怪的;奇怪的
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a cranky scheme to pipe ground-level ozone into the stratosphere 将地面的臭氧通过管道输送到平流层中去的异想天开的方案。
〈主北美〉 脾气坏的;易怒的
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he was bored and cranky after eight hours of working .在工作了八小时之后,他感到厌烦并变得易怒。
(of a machine)working badly;shaky
(机器)运转不正常的;有毛病的
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after a juddering landing the cranky plane eased up the runway .出了故障的飞机在着陆时发生了剧烈的振动,然后缓缓地在跑道上滑行。
"late 18th cent. (in the sense ‘sickly, in poor health’): perhaps from obsolete (