pungent

发音

英 [ˈpʌndʒənt]word uk audio image

美 [ˈpʌndʒənt] word us audio image

  • adj.
    辛辣的
    刺激性的
    苦痛的
    尖刻的

单词词源

pungent 刺鼻的,一针见血的

来自拉丁语pungere,刺,叮,咬,来自PIE*pung,刺,击,打,词源同point,puncture.引申词义刺鼻的,一针见血的等。

双语例句

1. Years ago , it was the site of such pungent industries as tanning and tallow .
很久以前,这一区域主要是制革和牛油工业,气味刺鼻。
2. Instead of recoiling at the smell of something foreign and pungent , get to know it better .
不要一闻到一些奇特的和刺鼻的味道就打退堂鼓,要更好地去了解它。
3. I breathed in the maritime air - a pungent mix of gasoline and ripe river smells - and checked my watch .
我呼吸着海上的空气混合着汽油和大河的气息而有点刺鼻。
4. Luyuan 's new apartment was across the highway from room 817 , down a dark , pungent alley in the red-light district .
李芦媛的新住所与817宿舍隔着高速公路相望,位于红灯区一个阴暗、刺鼻的小巷尽头。
5. The tree carries fruit throughout the year and the fruit tend to have a very pungent odour when ripening ( also known as the cheese fruit or vomit fruit ) .
该树一年四季都结果,果实在未成熟时有一股刺鼻的臭味,因此也被称为乳酪果或臭果。

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