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

• She told her side of the story in typically strident language during a television interview.
  在电视访谈中她用明显是十分激越的语言述说了她这一方的说法。
• His strident voice rang through the house. The artificially hardened voice rose harshly and hung there.
  他那刺耳的嗓音响彻整个房子。粗哑的假嗓音响了起来，在那里荡漾。
• Much of his writing has a rather strident tone to it.
  他的很多作品笔调相当尖刻。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In an effort to catch their attention, news publishers are becoming more partisan and more strident.
  为了努力吸引他们的注意力，新闻出版商正变得更具派性、也更为尖锐。
• Republicans are even more strident in their opposition to a more powerful Fed.
  对于一个更强大的美联储，共和党的反对甚至更为激烈。
• This was their mother at her worst. Her voice was strident, she was ready to be angry at anyone.
  这是他们的母亲情绪最坏之时，她说话咄咄逼人，随时会对任何人发火。
• Once again, the arbitrary cap on H-1B visas, part of our strident national debate over immigration policy, has played a cruel joke on US competitiveness by needlessly penalising some of our highest-growth industries.
  作为我们针对移民政策的全国性激烈争论的内容之一，对h-1b签证的武断限制用毫无助益的惩罚一些高增长行业的方式，再一次对美国的竞争力开了一个残酷的玩笑。