churlish
adj. 脾气坏的; 吝啬的; 小气的; 无礼的
Someone who is churlish is unfriendly, bad-tempered, or impolite.
She would think him churlish if he refused...
他要是拒绝的话,她就会认为他不够友好。
The room was so lovely it seemed churlish to argue.
房间太漂亮了,要是再争辩的话就会显得很无礼。
1. rude and boorish
2. having a bad disposition; surly;
At home he was churlish, parsimonious and cruel to his daughter.
在家里他对他那些女儿粗暴无礼且残忍.
'sheath thy sword, " the surly sheriff said, " or surely shall a churlish serf soon shatter thee. "
“ 把你的剑装回剑鞘吧, ” 无礼的郡治安官说, “ 否则很快很快就会有一个粗野的农奴将你碎尸万段. ”
Yet if you complain about these, you seem ungrateful – if not just plain churlish.
可是如果你抱怨这些, 不是单纯的粗鲁的话,就有点忘恩负义了.
It would be churlish to tie strings to our help.
把我们的援助加上一些附加条件,那是吝啬的.
It would be churlish to refuse.
一口拒绝,可太粗暴了.