pungent

英['pʌndʒənt] 美['pʌndʒənt]
  • adj. 刺鼻的;辛辣的;尖锐的;刻薄的
pungently pungency
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Adjective:
  1. strong and sharp;

    "the pungent taste of radishes"
    "the acrid smell of burning rubber"

  2. capable of wounding;

    "a barbed compliment"
    "a biting aphorism"
    "pungent satire"

1. He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis.
他喜欢剧中尖锐机敏、一针见血的社会分析。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The taste is bitter and disagreeably pungent.
味道既苦又辣得呛鼻。

来自柯林斯例句

3. the pungent smell of burning rubber
烧橡胶的刺鼻气味

来自《权威词典》

4. The pungent, choking smell of sulphur filled the air.
空气中弥漫着刺鼻呛人的硫磺气味.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. This is the pungent and original argument.
这就是那尖锐而有独到之处的论点.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    用作形容词 (adj.)
    1. With less fat to balance out the pungent flavors, you can really taste the natural piquancy of lush spring fields.
      以少量的脂肪来平衡辛辣的香草味,你能真正品尝到春天郁郁葱葱的野外所特有的自然辛辣味。
    2. The president was shocked because he received an anonymous letter which contained some pungent problems.
      总统收到了一封匿名信,里面有一些很尖锐的问题,这让他感到很震惊。
    3. Yet it breeds antipathies of the most pungent character between those who lay the emphasis differently.
      然而,由于个人的着重点不同,彼此之间就产生了许多非常尖锐的嫌恶感。