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词汇 short-fused
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Definition of short-fused in English:

short-fused

adjective
informal
  • Quick-tempered.

    〈非正式〉脾气急躁的,易怒的

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Australian coach Eddie Jones wants his short-fused Wallabies to bottle their emotions before their crunch Tri-Nations rugby Test with New Zealand in Sydney this coming weekend.
    • His father, Albert Franklin Cohen, who died in 1987 and to whom the book is dedicated, was an Eagles fan, which usually means more fervent, cynical and short-fused than others, but no less dedicated.
    • Everyone was ill-tempered and short-fused.
    • Gannon, fiery if not short-fused, is a true competitor who thrives because of his pin-point accuracy.
    • However, that didn't help as the giant was extremely short-fused at the moment.
    Synonyms
    bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained

Definition of short-fused in US English:

short-fused

adjectiveʃɔrt fjuzd
informal
  • Likely to lose one's temper.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, that didn't help as the giant was extremely short-fused at the moment.
    • Gannon, fiery if not short-fused, is a true competitor who thrives because of his pin-point accuracy.
    • His father, Albert Franklin Cohen, who died in 1987 and to whom the book is dedicated, was an Eagles fan, which usually means more fervent, cynical and short-fused than others, but no less dedicated.
    • Australian coach Eddie Jones wants his short-fused Wallabies to bottle their emotions before their crunch Tri-Nations rugby Test with New Zealand in Sydney this coming weekend.
    • Everyone was ill-tempered and short-fused.
    Synonyms
    bad-tempered, irascible, irritable, grumpy, grouchy, crotchety, tetchy, testy, crusty, curmudgeonly, ill-tempered, ill-natured, ill-humoured, peevish, cross, as cross as two sticks, fractious, disagreeable, pettish, crabbed, crabby, waspish, prickly, peppery, touchy, scratchy, splenetic, shrewish, short-tempered, hot-tempered, quick-tempered, dyspeptic, choleric, bilious, liverish, cross-grained
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