pungent
pungent 英 [ˈpʌndʒənt] 美 [ˈpʌndʒənt]
adj. 辛辣的；刺激性的；刺鼻的；苦痛的；尖刻的
- Use pungent to describe a taste or smell that gives a sharp sensation. "What is that pungent odor?" is a polite way of suggesting that someone in the room has BO.
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- adj. 辛辣的；刺激性的；刺鼻的；苦痛的；尖刻的
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1. This is an acrid and pungent substance.
这是一种辛辣而带刺激性的物质。
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2. The taste of a truffle is often compared to garlic blended with an earthiness or pungent mushroomy flavor.
块菌的味道常被比作大蒜味并混有泥土之芬芳或辛辣的蘑菇香味。
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3. "They included skatole, a component of feces; trimethylamine, one of the essences of rotting fish; and several of the more pungent fatty acids that contribute to rancid human body odor, " Ed says.
“这包括粪臭素，一种粪便的要素；三甲胺，腐烂的鱼的要素中的一种；还有一种使人身体发出臭油脂味的刺激性较强的脂肪酸，”艾德说。
- pungent (adj.) 1590s, "sharp, poignant" (of pain or grief), from Latin pungentem (nominative pungens), present participle of pungere "to prick, pierce, sting," figuratively, "to vex, grieve, trouble, afflict" (from suffixed form of PIE root *peuk- "to prick").
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