n. 1.讽刺，讥讽，挖苦。 2.讽刺话，挖苦话。 短语和例子 squelch sb. with biting sarcasm 用尖刻的挖苦话压服人。
witty language used to convey insults or scorn; "he used sarcasm to upset his opponent"; "irony is wasted on the stupid"; "Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody''s face but their own"--Jonathan Swift 同义词：irony, satire, caustic remark,
Sarcasm is "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt",Oxford English Dictionary usually conveyed through irony or understatement. Most authorities distinguish sarcasm from irony; however, others argue that sarcasm may or often does involve irony or employs ambivalence.
例句与用法
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Your attempts at sarcasm are not very happy . 你的挖苦是很不成功的。
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She was given to using bitter sarcasm . 她惯于用尖酸刻薄语言挖苦人。
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Her sarcasm touched his self-esteem . 她讥讽的言语伤了他的自尊心。
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She squelched them with biting sarcasm . 她用尖刻的挖苦话使人哑口无言。
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She uttered the phrase with acid sarcasm . 她以辛辣的讽刺口吻说这个词。
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He retorted the sarcasm on her . 他用恶言还击她。
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They resorted to sarcasm irony, invective and self-praise . 他们求助于使用挖苦、讽刺、谩骂和自吹自擂。
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He could shatter airs and "respectability" with deadly sarcasm . 他能以无情的讽刺来粉碎派头和“体面”。
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That does it ! i have had enough of your sarcasm . i am leaving . 你那些挖苦人的话我已经受不了啦。我走。
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She was not inclined to sarcasm and to impulsive sallies, as mary was . 她不象玛丽一样说话尖刻，动不动挖苦别人。
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