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Crabby 脾气暴躁的

Crabby 脾气暴躁的

Most hermit crabs live in the sea. This one was photographed on a beach in Zanzibar

今日小常识

Hermit crabs have a soft abdomen and they need to protect this with another animal’s empty shell. As they grow, they have to search out larger shells.



寄居蟹的腹部比较柔软,所以它们用其他动物的空壳来保护自己。随着寄居蟹逐渐长大,它们就需要寻找更大的壳。

今日短语

我们可以用 crabby 这个词来形容那些脾气暴躁,容易发火的人。

例句

Hi Tony. Be careful when talking to Mary. She is very crabby today!

I need my coffee early in the morning or I get very crabby all day long.

请注意

另一个容易被混淆的表达是 catty, 这个词是用来形容那些伤人的话。

例句

Tony's catty remarks will win him no friends.