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。
They had an acrimonious discussion about money.
他们为钱的事展开了激烈的讨论。
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。
They also illustrate the way in which the acrimonious battle for power between Mr Zuma and Thabo mbeki, the country's president whom he defeated in december's ANC leadership election, is poisoning both the civil service and the political system.
也说明了祖马和他在12月非洲国民议会党领导人选举中击败的南非总统塔博姆贝基之间激烈的权力斗争正在严重损害公共服务和政治系统。
An acrimonious dispute broke out.
爆发了一场激烈的争论。
Virgin Media has become embroiled in an expensive and acrimonious battle with Sky in the UK pay-TV market.
在英国的付费电视市场，VirginMedia已开始卷入一场与天空电视台（Sky）之间代价高昂且异常激烈的战斗。
For more than 40 years, iron ore prices have been settled in secretive and often acrimonious negotiations between global steelmakers and miners.
40多年来，铁矿石价格一直是通过全球钢铁商和矿商之间的秘密的往往充斥着火药味的谈判敲定的。
Every country south of Rwanda has had acrimonious debates about Chinese "exploitation".
卢旺达南部的国家，都在中国扩张问题上存在尖锐的对立立场。
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。
This is not the end of this long running and acrimonious dispute, but it is an important stage.
这并不是这场持续了很久的尖锐的争论的结束，然而却是非常重要的一步。