rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
粗暴卑鄙的
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it seems churlish to complain .去投诉好像太粗暴卑鄙了。
"Old English
adj. 粗暴卑鄙的
Talk loudly in public places is a churlish behavior.
公共场所大声喧哗是一种令人讨厌的行为。
It would be churlish to leave while he was toasting.
在他敬酒的时候离开会很没有礼貌。
The man's churlish behavior on the subway was filmed.
这个男子在地铁上粗鲁无礼的举动被拍摄了下来。
They invited me to dinner and I thought it would be churlish to refuse.
他们邀请我去吃晚饭 我觉得拒绝有点儿不礼貌
She would think him churlish if he refused.
如果他拒绝,她会觉得他不礼貌。
The room was so nice it seemed churlish to argue.
这房间这么好,吵架的话就显得无礼了。
It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer.
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
To ask more would be churlish.
提出更多的要求就会失礼了。
But it is churlish to carp.
但是有点吹毛求疵了。
词根 churl
churl n. 吝啬鬼;乡下人;粗暴的人;(中世纪的)农民
rude in a mean-spirited and surly way
粗暴卑鄙的
去投诉好像太粗暴卑鄙了。
"Old English
Why does anyone do anything? Let me guess, selling secrets? Well, it would be churlish to refuse.
大家都为了什么做事呢?我猜猜,贩卖情报吗?拒绝的话就太无礼了。
《Sherlock Season 4》《神探夏洛克 第四季》