crossly

crossly — 副詞

1. showing mild anger or annoyance through your tone, expression, or actions

1.副詞B2
釋義

生氣地

以惱怒或不悅的態度

showing mild anger or annoyance through your tone, expression, or actions

例句

The teacher spoke crossly to the students who were still talking after the bell rang.

老師生氣地對那些鈴響後還在講話的學生說話。

collocation: spoke crossly to — adverb with verb of speech + preposition

"I have already told you three times," said Aiko crossly.

「我已經告訴你三次了，」Aiko 生氣地說。

reporting verb said + adverb for tone

同義詞
  • angrily

    stronger and more common than crossly; suggests genuine rage rather than mild irritation

  • irritably

    closer in intensity to crossly; emphasises a touchy, easily-annoyed mood

  • testily

    implies impatience and sharpness, often in speech, similar register to crossly

反義詞
  • cheerfully

    opposite in mood — a cheerful manner shows happiness, not annoyance

  • pleasantly

    opposite in social effect — a pleasant manner is agreeable rather than irritable

用法筆記

Frequently paired with verbs of speech (said, replied, asked, told) and verbs of looking (looked, glared). Suggests mild to moderate irritation, generally less intense than 'angrily'.