酸的
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酸的；尖刻的
sour or bitter in taste
an acerbic tone piercing otherwise flowery prose
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sour or bitter in taste
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harsh or corrosive in tone
a barrage of acid comments
her acrid remarks make her many enemies
bitter words
blistering criticism
caustic jokes about political assassination, talk-show hosts and medical ethics
a sulfurous denunciation
a vitriolic critique
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