Reader, did you never pray for a discharge from hard service or suffering with a petulant and wilful eagerness?

你是否急躁、强烈、急切地祈求免除辛劳的服事或受苦？

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Although unaggressive and unfailingly polite, the Fayed heir was "a complete pain in the backside" with no concept of time-keeping, yet petulant at necessary delays.

虽然法耶德家族的这位继承人总是温和、有礼，但简直让他感觉“如芒刺在背”，因为多迪毫无时间概念，却还为必然的延误发脾气。

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He behaved like a petulant child and refused to cooperate.

他像个任性的孩子，拒不合作。

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He wasn't a petulant Hollywood director or a reckless contestant on reality TV.

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Issuing them in rapid succession was the act of a petulant teenager, loudly defying a parent he knows has already left the room.

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His complaint made him look petulant and a bit absurd.

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