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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 completion of the Doha trade round appeared as far away as ever at the weekend, when a gathering of trade ministers at the world economic forum in Davos descended into acrimony.
  各国贸易部长周末在达沃斯世界经济论坛上的聚会，演变成一场互相的指责，令完成多哈回合贸易谈判的愿景显得遥不可及。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The windfall proposals have exacerbated the growing acrimony between the government and the UK banking industry, which has already been forced to sign on to a series of far-reaching reforms on remuneration that are designed to better link risk with reward.
  暴利税的提议，令英国政府与银行业之间的唇枪舌剑愈演愈烈。英国银行业已被迫签署了一系列影响深远的薪酬改革协议，以便更好地将风险与回报联系起来。
• The dispute was settled without acrimony.
  这场争论未剑拔弩张而获解决。