waspish
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈwɒs.pɪʃ]
- 美式音标 [ˈwɑː.spɪʃ]
- 国际音标 ['wɔspiʃ, 'wɔ:-]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 尖刻的;易怒的;如黃蜂的;腰細的
词根记忆
- 來自wasp(n.黃蜂)
英汉例句
- Wenger's view that the penalty had been "Old Traffordish" was unnecessarily waspish.
溫格所謂的點球是“老特拉福德式的”實際上是毫無必要的泄憤之詞。 - As this insightful, waspish book shows, the hidden similarities were greater than the visible differences.
正如這本深刻、尖銳的著作所指出的,暗藏的相似點大於可見的不同點。 - He gave a surreal, waspish speech, arguing, among other things, that the Sudanese government was sovereign, so had every right to do whatever it wanted in Darfur.
他進行了一番離奇且怒語連篇的縯講,他拋開其他事務不談,主張道,囌丹政府是神聖不可侵犯的,因此囌丹政府有至上的權力來實施政府想在達爾福爾做的事情。 - Mr Lander does not resort to the waspish prose that makes some other restaurant critics fun to read.
ECONOMIST: A successful restaurant involves more than just good food - Heat's success reflects an innovative, more waspish approach, aimed at young women who might otherwise buy mainstream magazines such as Elle.
ECONOMIST: Celebrity economics - Once celebrated for his waspish one-liners, Mr Bildt no longer bothers to attack directly his chief political foe, the prime minister, Goran Persson.
ECONOMIST: Sweden
雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- likely to make sharp, slightly cruel remarks; having a slightly angry and unpleasant manner
- A waspish remark or sense of humour is sharp and critical.
劍橋英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 如黃蜂的