adj.思想奇怪的；脾气坏的
It seems that he is in crotchety opposition to his father. 看起来，他对他爸爸火气很大，也很敌对。
It was one of thoes rare occasions when I ignored the crotchety old voice that spoiled my fun. 像这样无视那扼杀了我的乐趣的古怪声音，还真是屈指可数。
It's hardly surprising that this bold, or perhaps crotchety, proposal was instantly controversial. 不出所料，这个大胆，些许有些离奇的建议一经提出便立刻引起争议。
My character is the sort of crotchety Yankee show -me type, and I'm not there to actually do the cooking. 我的性格属于那种美国式的想入非非的自我展示型，我实际上不是真的在烹调。
Indeed they don't, Mother. My mother may be crotchety, Miss Potter, but she does have an eye for beautiful things. She was fascinated by your drawings. 是啊,大家都不听了。我母亲也许是有点神神叨叨,波特小姐,但是她可有双善于发现美丽的眼睛。她非常欣赏你的画。
