acrimony

英 [ˈækrɪməni]

美 [ˈækrɪmoʊni]

n.  (态度、言辞)尖刻，讥讽

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BNC.19802 / COCA.22245

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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Worse, they added that acrimony over the Fund's role in assessing the economic policies of its members, their effects on other countries threatened to create just the disorder in the global economy it is intended to prevent.
  更糟糕的是，他们补充称，在评估成员国经济政策及其对其它国家的影响方面，围绕IMF角色的争执，可能恰恰会引发这种角色意图防范的全球经济失调。
• The campaign has been marked by acrimony on both sides.
  参加竞选活动的双方火药味十足。
• They talked not only without acrimony, but even with friendliness. It was no secret that the two detested each other.
  不仅没有恶言相向，言语间还十分投机。这两个人互相嫌恶，是人所共知的。
• Yet prison work is riven with acrimony.
  但人们对使用囚工充满了尖刻的批评。