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 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。
• Abandoning the exclusivity of the relationship would force each partner to build ad hoc coalitions for every initiative in an uncongenial, EU-wide context of economic recession and political acrimony.
  在全欧盟经济衰退、政治不和的紧张气氛下，放弃法德之间牢不可破的关系，将迫使双方为每项计划组建临时的联盟。
• The completion of the Doha trade round appeared as far away as ever at the weekend, when a gathering of trade ministers at the world economic forum in Davos descended into acrimony.
  各国贸易部长周末在达沃斯世界经济论坛上的聚会，演变成一场互相的指责，令完成多哈回合贸易谈判的愿景显得遥不可及。
• The miniskirt of pink appears easily too lovely, with the small vest of mature feeling collocation makes acrimony sex appeal.
  粉色的超短裙轻易显得过于可爱，和成熟感觉的小背心搭配制造辛辣的性感。
• Trade protectionism and acrimony would certainly follow.
  贸易保护主义和敌视心态必然会接踵而至。
• St. Paul cavorted to Christianity. He preached holy acrimony, which is another name for marriage.
  圣保罗欢闹了基督教。他传讲了圣恶毒，就是婚姻的另一个名字。
• George Bonham ( not his real name), a former banker who lives in Bournemouth, south England, and is working on starting his own business, says there was no acrimony between him and his ex but the housing market created problems.
  曾是银行家的乔治·博纳姆（化名）住在英国南部的伯恩茅斯，正设法自行创业。他表示，他与前妻并未发生争吵，但住房市场造成了问题。
• Their meetings always ended in acrimony.
  他们的会面总是不欢而散。
• 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。
• However, when George Papandreou, prime minister, and Mr Samaras met last week to discuss establishing a national unity government, the talks collapsed in acrimony and Mr Papandreou chose the alternative route of reshuffling his cabinet.
  然而，上周希腊总理乔治帕潘德里欧（georgepapandreou）与萨马拉斯会面、讨论建立一个全国联合政府时，两人不欢而散，帕潘德里欧选择了改组内阁的替代计划。