huffily
/ˈhʌfəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhʌfəli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhəfə̇lē -li/ (ame, mw)
huffily — 副詞
1. behaving or speaking with visible annoyance or displeasure, often in a way that
氣沖沖地；賭氣地
因生氣或受冒犯而表現出怒意
behaving or speaking with visible annoyance or displeasure, often in a way that seems more dramatic than the situation really calls for
When Chen suggested a different route, Minh replied huffily that the original plan was perfectly fine.
Chen 建議另一條路線後，Minh 賭氣地回說自己的計畫完全沒問題。
replied huffily + that-clause for defensive reaction
The hotel receptionist slammed the phone down huffily after the caller asked a second question.
來電者又問了一個問題後，飯店櫃檯人員氣沖沖地摔了電話。
slammed the phone down huffily — collocation with aggressive action
Hana walked huffily out of the kitchen when her brother questioned her cooking.
哥哥質疑她的料理手藝後，Hana 氣沖沖地走出廚房。
"I suppose you could do better," Pablo said huffily and folded his arms.
「我猜你做得更好囉，」Pablo 賭氣地說，然後交叉雙臂。
After being told to clean his room, the fourteen-year-old stomped huffily up the stairs.
被要求打掃房間後，那個十四歲的少年賭氣地跺著腳上樓。
- crossly
slightly milder and less petulant than huffily; more common in British English
- irritably
suggests annoyance rather than dramatic offendedness; slightly more formal
- petulantly
emphasises childishness or sulkiness more strongly than huffily
- cheerfully
opposite in tone — happy rather than offended
- good-naturedly
opposite in tone — agreeable rather than resentful
用法筆記
Typically used with verbs of speaking (said, replied, muttered) or of physical movement (walked, stomped, marched) to describe a visibly offended or sulky manner. Frequently appears in narrative prose rather than everyday speech.