acrimonious

英 [ˌækrɪˈməʊniəs]

美 [ˌækrɪˈmoʊniəs]

adj. 尖刻的; 讥讽的; 激烈的

TOEFL GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.18668 / COCA.20973

牛津词典

adj.

尖刻的；讥讽的；激烈的
angry and full of strong bitter feelings and words
1. His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.
  他的父母在激烈争吵中离了婚。

柯林斯词典

ADJ-GRADED （言辞、争吵等）尖刻的，激烈的
Acrimoniouswords or quarrels are bitter and angry.
1. There followed an acrimonious debate.
  接着是一场唇枪舌剑的争辩。

英英释义

adj

marked by strong resentment or cynicism
1. an acrimonious dispute
2. bitter about the divorce
Synonym:bitter

双语例句

For more than 40 years, iron ore prices have been settled in secretive and often acrimonious negotiations between global steelmakers and miners.
40多年来，铁矿石价格一直是通过全球钢铁商和矿商之间的秘密的往往充斥着火药味的谈判敲定的。
His comments set the stage for acrimonious talks at the G-20 summit in Seoul starting on Thursday.
他的这一系列观点为本周四开幕的首尔G20峰会准备了一些不和谐的话题。
The sprawling state-owned enterprise and Mr Palmer are embroiled in an increasingly acrimonious dispute over Sino Iron, the ill-fated venture that was already five times over budget before iron ore prices collapsed.
庞大的国有企业中信与帕尔默围绕中澳铁矿（SinoIron）陷入了一场越来越激烈的纠纷，这个命运多舛的合资项目开发成本超出预算五倍，到头来却迎来铁矿石价格暴跌的窘境。
Since their acrimonious divorce, she has not allowed her former husband to see the children.
自从他们剑拔弩张的离婚之后，她已经不许前夫见孩子。
Acrimonious debate in Brussels reflects hard choices at the national level.
布鲁塞尔的唇枪舌战说明，欧盟各成员国也同样面临着艰难抉择。
His diplomatic style was evident in the acrimonious board debates over the pay of Richard Grasso, then head of the New York Stock Exchange.
在董事会关于时任纽约证交所（nyse）首席执行官理查德格拉索（richardgrasso）薪资问题的激烈辩论中，他的外交风格显露无遗。
The Italian press attributed the acrimonious split to the couple's southern blood he is originally from Olbia in Sardinia, while his wife was born in Naples.
意大利媒体将这起带有讽刺意味的离婚案归咎于这对夫妇的南部血统丈夫来自撒丁岛的奥尔比亚，而妻子则是出生在那不勒斯。
His parents went through an acrimonious divorce.
他的父母在激烈吵吵闹闹中离了婚。
He had an acrimonious quarrel with his girlfriend yesterday.
昨天他跟他的女朋友激烈争吵了一番。
An acrimonious dispute broke out.
爆发了一场激烈的争论。