strop

noun

UK/strɒp/
US/strɑːp/

Definitions of strop noun

mood(情緒)

  1. Countable(可數名詞)informal(非正式)

    a bad mood, particularly when someone is being uncooperative and unpleasant

    壞心情;(尤指)鬧脾氣

    • Avoid entering unless it's necessary; she is currently in a bad mood.

      除非必要,否則避免進入;她目前正在鬧脾氣。

    • It's almost impossible to communicate with him when he's in one of his moods.

      當他心情不好時,幾乎無法與他溝通。

    • She started acting out when she did not receive what she desired.

      當她沒有得到她想要的東西時,她開始發脾氣。

Phrases of strop noun

  • have a strop on

    To be in a bad mood or display irritability; often characterized by sulking or being easily annoyed.

    情緒低落;發脾氣

    She's had a strop on all day; she's been moping around.

    她整天都在發脾氣;她一直在悶悶不樂。