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

• 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。
• They talked not only without acrimony, but even with friendliness.
  不仅没有恶言相向，言语间还十分投机。
• The dispute was settled without acrimony.
  这场争论未剑拔弩张而获解决。
• A major factor behind the push to save jobs is avoiding the acrimony and violence that occurred when South Korean companies attempted layoffs in the 1997-98 crisis.
  促使韩国挽救就业的一个重要原因，是了避免像1997年-98年危机中韩国公司试图裁员那样引发激烈反应和暴力事件。
• WHEN an infamous summit of world powers in London ended in1933, such was the mood of protectionist acrimony that many argued it would have been better if the meeting had not been held at all.
  当1933年世界列强聚集伦敦召开那次声名狼藉的峰会后，贸易保护主义之风开始弥漫。好多人认为那次会议不开也许会更好些。
• 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 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。
• Matrimony soon turned to acrimony.
  过门不久转为和缓。
• The Jesuits in a phase of ascendancy, persecuted and insulted the Buddhists with great acrimony.
  处于地位上升阶段的耶稣会修士迫害佛教徒，用尖刻的语言辱骂他们。
• 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。