acrimony

英 [ˈækrɪməni]

美 [ˈækrɪmoʊni]

n.  (态度、言辞)尖刻，讥讽

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牛津词典

noun

• （态度、言辞）尖刻，讥讽
  angry bitter feelings or words
  1. The dispute was settled without acrimony.
     没有唇枪舌剑，这场纠纷就解决了。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 尖刻的言辞；激烈的争吵
  Acrimonyis bitter and angry words or quarrels.
  1. The council's first meeting ended in acrimony.
     委员会的首次会议以激烈的争吵而告结束。

英英释义

noun

• a rough and bitter manner
  Synonym:bitternessacerbityjaundicetartnessthorniness

双语例句

• The windfall proposals have exacerbated the growing acrimony between the government and the UK banking industry, which has already been forced to sign on to a series of far-reaching reforms on remuneration that are designed to better link risk with reward.
  暴利税的提议，令英国政府与银行业之间的唇枪舌剑愈演愈烈。英国银行业已被迫签署了一系列影响深远的薪酬改革协议，以便更好地将风险与回报联系起来。
• Yet prison work is riven with acrimony.
  但人们对使用囚工充满了尖刻的批评。
• They talked not only without acrimony, but even with friendliness.
  不仅没有恶言相向，言语间还十分投机。
• But I aswell feel acrimony and despair.
  但另一方面我又感到非常愤怒和绝望。
• The council's first meeting ended in acrimony.
  委员会的首次会议以激烈的争吵而告结束。
• The acrimony of his remarks alienated his audience.
  他说话尖刻，这使观众和他疏远了。
• The chance of a global trade deal being clinched before President George W. Bush leaves the White House shrank dramatically yesterday with talks between core negotiating partners collapsing again in division and acrimony.
  全球贸易谈判核心各方之间的会谈昨日再次在分歧和敌意中以失败告终，使得在美国总统布什（georgew.bush）离任前达成全球贸易协议的可能性大大降低。
• They talked not only without acrimony, but even with friendliness. It was no secret that the two detested each other.
  不仅没有恶言相向，言语间还十分投机。这两个人互相嫌恶，是人所共知的。
• But instead of ending in agreement, the talks broke up in acrimony at the end of the week.
  但是到这个周末，谈判非但没有达成协议反而在唇枪舌剑中不欢而散。
• The campaign has been marked by acrimony on both sides.
  参加竞选活动的双方火药味十足。