| 单词 | pungent |
| 释义 | pungent (pʌndʒənt ) 1. adjective Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant. The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be. ...the pungent smell of burning rubber. Synonyms: strong, hot, spicy, seasoned pungency uncountable noun [usually with poss] ...the spices that give Jamaican food its pungency. 2. adjective If you describe what someone has said or written as pungent, you approve of it because it has a direct and powerful effect and often criticizes something very cleverly. [formal, approval] He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis. Synonyms: cutting, pointed, biting, acute Collocations: pungent scent I could feel emerald-green leaves tickling my skin and a pungent scent made my eyes water. Times,Sunday Times The withered leaves rot quickly on the ground and add their pungent scent to that of the newly fallen conkers. Times, Sunday Times This plant has a pungent scent when crushed. Times, Sunday Times You breathe in the pungent scent of damp, steaming earth and dripping vegetation. Times, Sunday Times Some visitors noted a pungent scent of latex. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 刺鼻的 Japanese: 刺すように刺激する |
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