having a strong, bitter smell or taste that is unpleasant synonym pungent(气、味)辛辣的,难闻的,刺激的 acrid smoke from burning tyres 燃烧轮胎产生的刺鼻气味 The fog was yellow and acrid and bit at the back of the throat. 雾的颜色发黄,气味呛人,直刺喉根。
Synonyms bitterbitter- pungent
- sour
- acrid
- sharp
- acid
- bitter
(of a taste or smell) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or drink) having a bitter taste. 指(味道或气味)强烈的、令人不适的,(食物或饮料)味苦的 - pungent (of a smell or taste) strong and usually unpleasant; (of food or smoke) having a pungent smell or taste:
the pungent smell of burning rubber 烧橡胶的刺鼻气味
- sour (of a taste) bitter like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (of food or drink) having a sour taste:
Too much pulp produces a sour wine. 过多的果肉会让酒变酸。
- acrid (of a smell or taste) strong and unpleasant; (of smoke) having an acrid smell:
acrid smoke from burning tyres 燃烧轮胎产生的熏烟
- sharp (of a taste or smell) strong and slightly bitter; (of food or drink) having a sharp taste:
The cheese has a distinctively sharp taste. 这奶酪味道很冲。
- acid (of a taste or smell) bitter, like the taste of a lemon or of fruit that is not ready to eat; (of food or drink) having an acid taste.
- a(n) bitter/pungent/sour/acrid/sharp/acid taste/flavour
- a(n) bitter/pungent/acrid/sharp/acid smell/odour
- a(n) bitter/sour/sharp/acid fruit
- pungent/sharp cheese
- pungent/acrid smoke
Oxford Collocations DictionaryAcrid is used with these nouns:- fumes
- smell
- smoke
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: formed irregularly from Latin acer, acri- ‘sharp, pungent’ + -id, probably influenced by acid.