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pungent

/puhn-juhnt/US // ˈpʌn dʒənt //UK // (ˈpʌndʒənt) //

刺激性的,辛辣,刺激性,刺激性强的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
    • : acutely distressing to the feelings or mind; poignant.
    • : caustic, biting, or sharply expressive: pungent remarks.
    • : mentally stimulating or appealing: pungent wit.
    • : Biology. piercing or sharp-pointed.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.highly flavored
adj.sharp, stinging in speech

Examples

  • In addition, Trinidad-style aloo and channa enlists the pungent, floral herb culantro.

  • Miller lifts the stack of sliced squash and pungent Taleggio cheese with what he calls “excitement bites.”

  • All of the spices are so pungent and flavorful and perfectly balanced, and it results in so many easy and satisfying meals.

  • By now you’re probably used to dealing with the pungent, sticky mess—but that doesn’t mean you can’t improve the user experience.

  • The low-and-slow roasting method captures the essence of the allium without the pungent odor and sharp bite.

  • Regardless, that goes double for a hippy isle full of expats and pungent pot known as Bocas del Toro.

  • Their free clinic in central Athens is housed in a shabby apartment that smells of feverish bodies and pungent medicine.

  • On move-in day I opened the front door to a pungent, musky odor of pure mold.

  • Women who use the pungent coverup make less money than fully topless dancers, but many seem to prefer the alternative.

  • New hires are also warned not to wear perfume or aftershave that is too pungent.

  • It curled and twisted in the embers as if it had been a living thing; a puff of smoke, a pungent odour, and it was gone.

  • It was made from the fibres of the leaves, and was considered among many to be the finest kind of the "pungent dust."

  • Frederick the Great and Napoleon both loved and used large quantities of the "pungent dust."

  • In its pure state it is a transparent and colourless gas, having a peculiar pungent smell, and highly soluble in water.

  • He succeeded, however, and soon was puffing clouds of pungent smoke into the air with the utmost contentment.