音标:[ә'sә:bik] ;
a. 酸的, 尖刻的
s sour or bitter in taste
s harsh or corrosive in tone

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acerbic的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The letter was written in her usual acerbic style.这封信是用她惯常的尖刻语调写的。
  2. One acerbic blogger calls her "Obama's bitter half".有一位尖刻的博客将她称为“让奥巴马痛苦的另一半”。
  3. Mr. Foster goes through this with acerbic thoroughness.福氏在记述这部分内容时,叙述详尽,用语尖刻。
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