caustic

['kɔ:stik]

adj. 腐蚀性的, 刻薄的, [物]焦散的
n. 腐蚀物, [物]焦散曲面

a.

1. 腐蚀性的; 苛性的

caustic soda

苛性钠

2. 刻薄的, 讥讽的, 尖利刺人的

John's always making caustic remarks about other people.

约翰老是说些讥讽别人的刻薄话。

3. 【物】焦散的

a caustic curve

焦散曲线

n.[C][U]

1. 【医】腐蚀剂; 【化】苛性钠

2. 【物】焦散曲线; 焦散面

词形变化

副词: caustically | 名词: causticity |

词义辨析

同义:

a.尖刻的

acrimonious  mordant  bitter  acrid  pungent  trenchant  cutting  incisive  slashing  stinging  nipping  biting  astringent  severe  stern  austere  stringent  harsh  keen  sharp  sharp-tongued  acidulous  acid  tart  virulent

a.讥讽的

sarcastic  satirical  ironic  ironical  cynical  taunting  teasing  scornful  mocking  derisive  derisory  sardonic

a.污辱的

insulting  excoriating  denouncing  berating  abusive  corrosive

a.性急的

peevish  crabbed  testy  touchy  waspish  irascible  edgy  ill-tempered  ill-humoured  short-tempered

a.粗鲁的

rude  churlish  boorish  bearish  graceless  unceremonious  rough  unmannerly  uncivil  ill-bred  ungracious  impolite  discourteous  abrupt  brusque  blunt  short  gruff  

同义参见:

censorious  burning  erosive  

英英释义

名词 caustic:

any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

形容词 caustic:

harsh or corrosive in tone

同义词：acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, bitter, blistering, sulfurous, sulphurous, venomous, virulent, vitriolic

of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action

同义词：corrosive, erosive, vitriolic, mordant

补充

causticcaustic英:[ˈkɔ:stik] 美:[ˈkɔstɪk]adj.1.〈化〉苛性的; 腐蚀性的2.尖刻的, 刻薄的, 挖苦的

例句

1. caustic cleaning agents腐蚀性清洁剂 2. Remember that this is caustic; use gloves or a spoon.记住这东西有腐蚀性；使用时戴上手套或者用匙子舀。 3. His abrasive wit and caustic comments were an interviewer's nightmare.他机智刁钻, 评论尖刻, 对任何采访他的人而言都是梦魇。 4. He was often caustic and mocking, or flew into rages.他经常很刻薄, 还喜欢嘲笑人, 要么就大发脾气。 5. a caustic cleaner.一种苛性去污剂。 6. the players were making caustic comments about the refereeing.球员们对裁决予以讥讽。 7. a caustic smile .讥讽的微笑。 8. a caustic remark刻薄的话 9. The chemical was so caustic that it ate through the pipes.这种化学物质腐蚀性很强，管道都被穿透了。 10. caustic film reviews尖刻的影评 11. She wrote a caustic report about the decisions that led to the crisis.她写了一篇报告讥讽那些引发此次危机的决定。 12. caustic humor/wit带有挖苦意味的幽默/诙谐