acrimonious

英 [ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs]

美 [ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs]

adj.  尖刻的; 讥讽的; 激烈的

TOEFLGRE

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牛津词典

adj.

• 尖刻的；讥讽的；激烈的
  angry and full of strong bitter feelings and words
  1. His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.
     他的父母在激烈争吵中离了婚。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED （言辞、争吵等）尖刻的，激烈的
  Acrimoniouswords or quarrels are bitter and angry.
  1. There followed an acrimonious debate.
     接着是一场唇枪舌剑的争辩。

英英释义

adj

• marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  1. an acrimonious dispute
  2. bitter about the divorce
  Synonym:bitter

双语例句

• It may look acrimonious. But what they are really doing is making sure the English language preserves its general unity – and maintains its world domination.
  这看上去也许有些尖刻，但他们真正的目的是确保英语保持基本的统一，并维持其在世界上的主导地位。
• Acrimonious debate in Brussels reflects hard choices at the national level.
  布鲁塞尔的唇枪舌战说明，欧盟各成员国也同样面临着艰难抉择。
• They also illustrate the way in which the acrimonious battle for power between Mr Zuma and Thabo mbeki, the country's president whom he defeated in december's ANC leadership election, is poisoning both the civil service and the political system.
  也说明了祖马和他在12月非洲国民议会党领导人选举中击败的南非总统塔博姆贝基之间激烈的权力斗争正在严重损害公共服务和政治系统。
• But they have made no effort to conceal their fascination over the process, which featured acrimonious televised debates on major policy issues and massive public rallies.
  但是美国政府官员都毫不隐瞒自己对伊朗竞选过程的惊喜，这次竞选的特色包括就重大政策问题展开言辞尖锐的电视辩论以及大型群众大会。
• His diplomatic style was evident in the acrimonious board debates over the pay of Richard Grasso, then head of the New York Stock Exchange.
  在董事会关于时任纽约证交所（nyse）首席执行官理查德格拉索（richardgrasso）薪资问题的激烈辩论中，他的外交风格显露无遗。
• Despite his acrimonious exit last summer after their disastrous seventh placed finish in the league, the Spaniard conceded that he has been analyzing every aspect of the Reds'fortunes this season.
  尽管他在上个赛季因取得灾难性的第七名而被迫离开利物浦，这位西班牙人承认他依然的从各方面分析红军本赛季的命运。
• The wise person observes neutrally, allowing no acrimonious feelings to distort his perceptions of truth.
  智者中庸地观察着，不让任何偏激的感觉扰乱他对真理的觉察。
• He had an acrimonious quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.
  昨天他跟他的女朋友激烈争吵了一番。
• His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.
  他的父母在激烈吵吵闹闹中离了婚。
• Similar meetings in the previous two years ended in acrimonious collapse.
  此前的两年间，类似的若干次会议均在不和声中谈崩。