| 词汇 | pungent |
| 释义 | pungent adjective uk /ˈpʌn.dʒənt/ us /ˈpʌn.dʒənt/ smelling or tasting very strong and sharp: （气味）刺鼻的;（味道）强烈的 the pungent whiff of a goat山羊发出的刺鼻膻味 I sat down to a cup of wonderfully pungent Turkish coffee.我坐下来喝了一杯味道浓醇的土耳其咖啡。 Synonyms fetidformal funky(BAD)USinformal malodorousformal niffyUKinformal putrid(DECAYED) rank(SMELL) smelly stinkinginformal stinkyinformal whiffyUKinformal Opposites fragrant perfumed scented literary spoken or written in a way that has a strong effect: （话语或文章）尖刻的，尖锐的 pungent criticism/commentary尖刻的批评／评论 She is very good at writing pungent, funny dialogue. The air is full of the pungent odor of chicken houses and pig farms. You could wear thin, disposable gloves when you handle garlic, onion, fish, or other pungent foods. Fish sauce is salty and pungent. People love a pungent quotation, a witty maxim. Perhaps the most pungent and affecting comment came from a young African American woman: "I don't get why we're fighting for somebody else's freedom when we barely have our own." Flavours & tastes acidic acidulous acridly aftertaste ageusia flavourless flavoursome fruitily fruitiness full-bodied salty savory savoury seasoned semi-sweet velvety vinous watery winey woodsy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Smells & smelling Not pleasant to eat or drink Literature Having a powerful effect Related wordspungency pungently pungent | American Dictionarypungent adjective us/ˈpʌn·dʒənt/ (of a smell or taste) very strong, sometimes in an unpleasant way: pungent odors Examples of pungentpungent Pungent and sour with a bit annoying. Sewage refuse and other matter create some unsightly conditions and pungent odours and anxiety has also been expressed about bathing from polluted beaches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The comments of practical men in commerce have been no less pungent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No reader of this brief, pungent report could reasonably come to any other conclusion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am too moderate in my statements, but both those very pungent quotations, one from. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The air is full of the pungent smell of horse manure rather than the acrid stench of incineration. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He can be relied upon to produce a pungent, independent and articulate approach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There must be some pungent and powerful reason, therefore, why, in fact, they have not, despite the difficulties involved in so doing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, the nearer to the miserable coal-face of our battered economy, the more pungent the criticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wanted to go into a little more detail with one or two pungent remarks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have recently had some rather pungent examples of the vicious effects of trade restrictions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Often, the meat is detected by nothing more than its pungent smell. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe it would do far more damage to morale than any of the biting, sarcastic, pungent articles which appear in that paper. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would not our righteous protests against this reprehensible practice be more pungent if we had never done any jamming ourselves? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He poured scorn on a page which, it is true, was written in rather brusque and pungent language; he said that it was scurrilous. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of pungent These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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