1. having a difficult and contrary disposition;

   "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"
   

1.脾气暴躁的；难以相处的；刻薄的
If you describe someone asornery, you mean that they are bad-tempered, difficult, and often do things that are mean.

e.g. The old lady was still beingornery, but at least she had consented to this visit.
这位老太太脾气还是那么犟，但至少她已经同意接受此次拜访。

1. 下等的：ornate 装饰的 |ornery 下等的 | ornithological 鸟类学的

2. 卑劣的,脾气坏的：Persistent 坚持的 |ornery 卑劣的,脾气坏的 | Textual 原文的,按照原文的

3. 故意刁难的：ornamentsfurnishings 摆设儿 |ornery 故意刁难的 | ornithine 鸟氨酸

4. 下等的/低劣的/故意刁难的：ornate /装饰的/ |ornery /下等的/低劣的/故意刁难的/ | ornithine /鸟氨酸/

The old lady was still being ornery, but at least she had consented to this visit.

这位老太太还是这么脾气暴躁，为人刻薄，但至少她已经同意了此次拜访。

But they seem to be becoming more ornery.

然而他们看起来脾气变得越来越大。

Andres Nocioni: He's not only tough, but also ornery.

安德烈·诺奇·奥尼：他不仅仅是强硬的，而且脾气暴躁。

It is mostly because we're mean and ornery.

多半是因为我们小心眼,有点固执.

I got to go to church and sweat and sweat -- I hate them ornery sermons!

我还得去做礼拜,弄得浑身是汗 —— 我恨那些一文不值的布道辞!

When he was 16 when is ornery shoots carves the hero!

当他十六岁时已是威名远播的射雕英雄了!

It's aid that Lao ornery good terms with the minister.

据说老张和那个部长的关系特别好.

I'm nasty, I'm old, and a little bit ornery.

我有点儿惹人讨厌, 岁数又大,还有点爱唠叨.

But they seem to be becoming more ornery.

然而他们看起来脾气变得越来越大.

On top of that, the tools themselves were almost universally immature and ornery.

其中最严重的是, 这些工具几乎普遍都不够成熟,性能也一般.

The first three med students are ornery because they have been waiting for 11 minutes.

前三个医学学生很生气,因为他们等了我十一分钟了.

Nathan is so ornery in the morning that he never answers his phone.

纳单早上情绪最差,他从来不接电话.