cross-grained

• 形容词，形容人固执、任性、脾气坏或难以相处。

An old-fashioned adjective describing a person who is stubborn, contrary, or difficult to deal with.

1. Difficult or stubbornC1informalbritish

   Having a temperament that is hard to manage, contrary, or irritable.

   固执己见

   • The old man was cross-grained and refused to listen to anyone.
   • Dealing with a cross-grained client can be exhausting.
   • His cross-grained attitude made teamwork nearly impossible.

   同义词cantankerouscontrarycrankygrouchyintractableirritableobstinateorneryperverserefractorystubborntesty

   反义词agreeableamiablecompliantdocileeasygoinggenialgood-naturedobligingpleasanttractable

2. Irregular wood grainC2formal

   Describing timber where the fibers run in a twisted or irregular pattern, not parallel to the length.

   斜纹理

   • Cross-grained wood is difficult to plane smoothly.
   • The carpenter avoided using cross-grained timber for the table legs.
   • This type of wood is often cross-grained, making it prone to splitting.

   同义词curly-grainedgnarledgnarlytwisted

   反义词fine-grainedstraight-grained