尖刻

jiānkè

acid; acrimonious; caustic; biting; cutting; sarcastic

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poignancy

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jiān kè

adj. acrimonious, biting

jiān kè

n. caustic

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jian1 ke4

caustic, biting, piquant, acerbic, vitriolic, acrimonious

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尖刻

jiān kè

acrimonious; caustic; biting:

尖刻的讽刺 poignant satire;

尖刻的嘴巴 caustic tongue;

说话尖刻 speak with biting sarcasm;

她用尖刻的挖苦话使人哑口无言。 She squelched them with biting sarcasm.

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尖刻|尖刻 [jiān kè] ► caustic ► biting ► piquant ► acerbic ► vitriolic ► acrimonious