strident

英 [ˈstraɪdnt]

美 [ˈstraɪdnt]

adj.  刺耳的; 强硬的; 咄咄逼人的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 刺耳的
  having a loud, rough and unpleasant sound
  1. a strident voice
     刺耳的嗓音
  2. strident music
     刺耳的音乐
• 强硬的；咄咄逼人的
  aggressive and determined
  1. He is a strident advocate of nuclear power.
     他是发展核能的坚定拥护者。
  2. strident criticism
     猛烈的抨击

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 强硬的;咄咄逼人的;坚定的
  If you usestridentto describe someone or the way they express themselves, you mean that they make their feelings or opinions known in a very strong way that perhaps makes people uncomfortable.
  1. She was increasingly seen as a strident feminist.
     她愈加被视为强硬的女权主义者。
  2. ...the unnecessarily strident tone of the President's remarks...
     总统发言中不必要的强硬语气
  3. Demands for his resignation have become more and more strident.
     要求他辞职的呼声越来越强烈。
• ADJ-GRADED 刺耳的;尖锐的
  If a voice or sound isstrident, it is loud, harsh, and unpleasant to listen to.
  1. She tried to laugh, and the sound was harsh and strident...
     她想笑，但声音听起来尖锐刺耳。
  2. He could hear Hilton's strident voice rising in vehement argument with Houston.
     他能听到希尔顿在同休斯敦激烈争吵时的咆哮声。

英英释义

adj

• unpleasantly loud and harsh
  Synonym:raucous
• being sharply insistent on being heard
  1. strident demands
  2. shrill criticism
  Synonym:shrill
• of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then')
  Synonym:fricativecontinuantsibilantspirant
• conspicuously and offensively loud
  1. blatant radios
  2. a clamorous uproar
  3. strident demands
  4. a vociferous mob
  Synonym:blatantclamantclamorousvociferous

双语例句

• He could not help overhearing the conversation, so strident was her tone.
  他没法不去听那场谈话，因为她说话的声调太刺耳了。
• Yet the reaction was swift and strident.
  然而却引起了迅速且尖锐的反响。
• She seemed oblivious to strident British demands for the repatriation of EU powers.
  她似乎浑然不觉刺耳英国要求欧盟权力遣返。
• Objective critics sometimes noted that Maria Callas sounded strident and wobbly.
  客观的评论家有时会认为，玛丽娅•卡拉斯（MariaCallas）的声音听起来又刺耳又发颤。
• However, the talks do indicate the value of activism by hedge funds or any other strident investor.
  然而，这场谈判确实印证了对冲基金或其他怨愤的投资人积极采取行动的价值。
• They are becoming increasingly strident in their criticism of government economic policy.
  他们对政府经济政策的抨击越来越激烈。
• In a flurry and strident voices often make others feel nervous.
  慌慌张张而又刺耳的声音往往会让别人感到神经紧张。
• If the ring is loud and strident, you're waking up to instant stress.
  假如铃声大声又刺耳，你醒来就有压力。
• Much of his writing has a rather strident tone to it.
  他的很多作品笔调相当尖刻。
• I found plenty more to be angry about along the way and built something of a reputation for being strident.
  我找到了更多让自己愤怒的理由，我也因为自己的刺耳的声音树立了自己的声誉。