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

• 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。
• The dispute pushed already slipping deadlines back even further and revealed acrimony not only between Kazakhstan and the companies but also among the foreign partners themselves.
  这一争议导致业已推迟的开工日期进一步拖延，并暴露了哈萨克斯坦人和外国公司之间、以及外国合作伙伴之间的敌意。
• 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。
• 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。
• But I aswell feel acrimony and despair.
  但另一方面我又感到非常愤怒和绝望。
• 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 only plausible means to alleviate the global acrimony is robust and more balanced economic growth.
  唯一可行的手段来缓解全球恶语相向的鲁棒性和更平衡的经济增长。
• 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 dispute was settled without acrimony.
  这场争论未剑拔弩张而获解决。
• Their meetings always ended in acrimony.
  他们的会面总是不欢而散。