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

• Their meetings always ended in acrimony.
  他们的会面总是不欢而散。
• 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 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。
• The dispute was settled without acrimony.
  这场争论未剑拔弩张而获解决。
• 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。
• 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。
• But the run-up to the meeting ( the Earth Summit in Rio) has been colored by acrimony over financing the new plan, and sharp differences between developed countries and developing countries.
  但是，会议（在里约召开的地球峰会）在筹备阶段就被蒙上阴影，在为新计划提供资金的问题上言辞激烈，发达国家和发展中国家尖锐对立。
• Matrimony soon turned to acrimony.
  过门不久转为和缓。
• 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。
• 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。