Something that is pungent has a strong, sharp smell or taste which is often so strong that it is unpleasant.
例句
The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be.用的香草越多，調(diào)味汁的味道就越濃烈。...the pungent smell of burning rubber.橡膠燃燒產(chǎn)生的刺鼻氣味
ADJ-GRADED
一語道破的；一針見血的
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.
例句
He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis.他喜歡劇中尖銳機(jī)敏、一針見血的社會(huì)分析。
英漢詞典釋義
adj.
(味道或氣味)有刺激味的, 辛辣的, 刺鼻的
The pungent, choking smell of sulphur filled the air.空氣中彌漫著刺鼻嗆人的硫磺氣味。
(指言語)尖刻的, 刺人的, 刻薄的
This is the pungent and original argument.這就是那尖銳而有獨(dú)到之處的論點(diǎn)。
英英詞典釋義
Adjective
1. sharp biting or acrid especially in taste or smell;
"tasting the pungent wood sorrel""pungent curry""a pungent smell of burning sulfur"
2. capable of wounding;
"a barbed compliment""a biting aphorism""pungent satire"