morose, bad-tempered, and resentful; refusing to be cooperative or cheerful 生气的,愠怒的;不合作的;郁闷的 disappointment was making her sulky. 失望使她郁郁寡欢。 ■expressing or suggesting gloom and bad temper 忧伤的;坏脾气的 she had a sultry, sulky mouth. 她总爱怨天尤人。 ■(figurative)not quick to work or respond (喻)缓慢的,迟钝的 a sulky fire . 幽火。
(pl. -ies)
a light two-wheeled horse-drawn vehicle for one person, used chiefly in trotting races 双轮单座马车,轻驾车(主要用于快步马轻驾车比赛)
派生 sulkily adverb sulkiness noun 语源
mid 18th cent.: perhaps from obsolete sulke 'hard to dispose of', of unknown origin