Our crotchety landlord refused to fix the heater until we sent three emails.

我們那位脾氣古怪的房東，直到我們寄了三封電子郵件才肯修暖氣。

The crotchety client rejected every design proposal during Monday's meeting without explaining why.

那位難搞的客戶在週一會議上否決了每一份設計提案，卻不說明原因。

A crotchety passenger complained loudly about the delayed flight to everyone at the gate.

一位脾氣暴躁的乘客在登機門前向所有人大聲抱怨班機延誤。