pungency

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n.  辛辣；刺激性；尖刻

BNC.35982 / COCA.32173

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 味道强烈的；气味刺激的
  Something that ispungenthas a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant.
  1. The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be.
     用的香草越多，调味汁的味道就越浓烈。
  2. ...the pungent smell of burning rubber.
     橡胶燃烧产生的刺鼻气味
• ADJ-GRADED 一语道破的；一针见血的
  If you describe what someone has said or written aspungent, you approve of it because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly.
  1. He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis.
     他喜欢剧中尖锐机敏、一针见血的社会分析。

英英释义

noun

• a strong odor or taste property
  1. the pungency of mustard
  2. the sulfurous bite of garlic
  3. the sharpness of strange spices
  4. the raciness of the wine
  Synonym:bitesharpnessraciness
• wit having a sharp and caustic quality
  1. he commented with typical pungency
  2. the bite of satire
  Synonym:bite

双语例句

• The letters between the authors are written in a unique style of satire, pungency, profundity and steadiness.
  两位作者的通信用一种尖锐、辣、刻、稳的论战风格写成，别具一格。
• No one wants to make a friend with her, due to her pungency.
  由于她的尖酸刻薄，没人愿意与她交朋友。
• Attractive red color, light pungency, proper tannin, gentle berries and fragrant vanilla as well as the white oak are mixed in this wine and make you feel fine and substantial.
  具有诱人的红色，淡淡的辛辣，适量的丹宁酸、柔和的森林浆果味、芳香的香草味以及白橡木的混合味道很好地中和在一起，给人一种美好充实的感觉。
• The wing of a bat and the foreleg of a mouse are homologous. I'd also like some pungency wings for appetizer.
  蝙蝠的翅膀和鼠的前腿是同源的。
• The sound, plus the pungency of chicken excrement, pushed us right into the silent bunnies, satin soft, some with ears large as slippers.
  这声音加上家禽强烈的刺激气味，促使我们来到安静的小兔子身边，它们皮毛柔软，有的长着拖鞋般的大耳朵。
• Ginger is the traditional spice for its arom and pungency. In his prose, Shi Tuo exposed desolation and decadence of the society of the time by acrid and sardonic tone, and expressed people's distress and pungency by pensive and maudlin words.
  姜是我国传统的香辛料，其风味芳香而辛辣。在散文创作中，师陀用辛辣讽刺的笔触揭示社会的荒凉与颓败，用忧郁沧桑的文字抒写浮生的忧伤与辛酸。
• Its basic features are sharpness, enthusiasm, brightness and pungency.
  其基本特色为：敏锐热情，明朗泼辣。
• Plain: lacking in the accepted desirable characteristics particularly pungency and quality.
  简单：缺乏公认的理想特征特别辛辣和质量。
• The Pungency Components of Ginger
  姜的辣味成分分析
• Determination of chilies pungency with scoville sensory evaluation method
  Scoville感官评定法测定辣椒辣度