having a strong taste or smell 味道（或气味）强烈的；刺激性的 the pungent smell of burning rubber 烧橡胶的刺鼻气味 The air was pungent with the smell of spices. 空气里充满了各种香料的刺激性气味。 The marinade is more pungent than soy sauce. 卤汁比酱油辣。
Synonyms bitterbitterTopics Cooking and eatingc2- 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
direct and having a strong effect 说穿的；一语道破的；一针见血的 pungent criticism 一针见血的批评
Word Originlate 16th cent. (in the sense ‘very painful or distressing’): from Latin pungent- ‘pricking’, from the verb pungere.