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pungent

英['pʌn(d)ʒ(ə)nt] 美['pʌndʒənt]
  • adj. 辛辣的;刺激性的;苦痛的;尖刻的

英英释意


1. sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell;
"tasting the pungent wood sorrel"
"pungent curry"
"a pungent smell of burning sulfur"
2. capable of wounding;
"a barbed compliment"
"a biting aphorism"
"pungent satire"