acrid

adjective

/ˈækrɪd/

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having a strong, bitter smell or taste that is unpleasant synonym pungent
- acrid smoke from burning tyres
- The fog was yellow and acrid and bit at the back of the throat.
Synonyms bitter
bitter
- pungent
- sour
- acrid
- sharp
- acid
These words all describe a strong, unpleasant taste or smell.
- bitter (of a taste or smell) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or drink) having a bitter taste.
- pungent (of a smell or taste) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or smoke) having a pungent smell or taste:
  the pungent smell of burning rubber
- sour (of a taste) bitter like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (of food or drink) having a sour taste:
  Too much pulp produces a sour wine.
- acrid (of a smell or taste) strong and unpleasant; (of smoke) having an acrid smell:
  acrid smoke from burning tyres
- sharp (of a taste or smell) strong and slightly bitter; (of food or drink) having a sharp taste:
  The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste.
- acid (of a taste or smell) bitter, like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (of food or drink) having an acid taste.
which word?A bitter taste is usually unpleasant, but some people enjoy the bitter taste of coffee or chocolate. No other word can describe this taste. A sharp or pungent taste is more strong than unpleasant, especially when describing cheese. Sharp, sour and acid all describe the taste of a lemon or a fruit that is not ready to eat. An acrid smell is strong and unpleasant, especially the smell of smoke or burning, but not the smell of food.Patterns
- a(n) bitter/pungent/sour/acrid/sharp/acid taste/flavour
- a(n) bitter/pungent/acrid/sharp/acid smell/odour
- a(n) bitter/sour/sharp/acid fruit
- pungent/sharp cheese
- pungent/acrid smoke
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Acrid is used with these nouns:
fumes
smell
smoke
…
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Word Originearly 18th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin acer, acri- ‘sharp, pungent’ + -id, probably influenced by acid.

单词	acrid
释义	acrid adjective /ˈækrɪd/ /ˈækrɪd/ jump to other results having a strong, bitter smell or taste that is unpleasant synonym pungent acrid smoke from burning tyres The fog was yellow and acrid and bit at the back of the throat. Synonyms bitterbitter pungent sour acrid sharp acid These words all describe a strong, unpleasant taste or smell. bitter (of a taste or smell) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or drink) having a bitter taste. pungent (of a smell or taste) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or smoke) having a pungent smell or taste: the pungent smell of burning rubber sour (of a taste) bitter like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (of food or drink) having a sour taste: Too much pulp produces a sour wine. acrid (of a smell or taste) strong and unpleasant; (of smoke) having an acrid smell: acrid smoke from burning tyres sharp (of a taste or smell) strong and slightly bitter; (of food or drink) having a sharp taste: The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste. acid (of a taste or smell) bitter, like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (of food or drink) having an acid taste. which word?A bitter taste is usually unpleasant, but some people enjoy the bitter taste of coffee or chocolate. No other word can describe this taste. A sharp or pungent taste is more strong than unpleasant, especially when describing cheese. Sharp, sour and acid all describe the taste of a lemon or a fruit that is not ready to eat. An acrid smell is strong and unpleasant, especially the smell of smoke or burning, but not the smell of food.Patterns a(n) bitter/pungent/sour/acrid/sharp/acid taste/flavour a(n) bitter/pungent/acrid/sharp/acid smell/odour a(n) bitter/sour/sharp/acid fruit pungent/sharp cheese pungent/acrid smoke Oxford Collocations DictionaryAcrid is used with these nouns: fumes smell smoke … See full entry Word Originearly 18th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin acer, acri- ‘sharp, pungent’ + -id, probably influenced by acid.
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