acrimonious

英 [ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs]

美 [ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs]

adj. 尖刻的; 讥讽的; 激烈的

TOEFL GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18668 / COCA.20973

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

His criticism was widely reported in the Chinese media and fuelled an acrimonious debate on Chinese websites.
他的批判被中国的媒体广为报道，给中国网上不可开交的争论火上浇油。
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。
His comments set the stage for acrimonious talks at the G-20 summit in Seoul starting on Thursday.
他的这一系列观点为本周四开幕的首尔G20峰会准备了一些不和谐的话题。
The oil cartel then declined to raise production quotas during an acrimonious meeting in Vienna on June 8.
接着，在6月8日爆发激烈争论的维也纳会议期间，欧佩克拒绝上调产量配额。
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。
A quarrel over one property caused the final, acrimonious break in 1997.
结果到1997年，因为一处地产，两人吵了起来，导致了最终的决裂。
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。
An acrimonious dispute broke out.
爆发了一场激烈的争论。
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。
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。