01.

说话刻薄，毒舌

sharp tongue

snarky 尖刻的，毒舌的

• People who have a sharp tongue sometimes offend others unconsciously.

  毒舌的人有时候会不自觉地冒犯别人。

  
  

• He has a sharp tongue.

  他说话尖酸刻薄。

  
  

• Oh my gosh. She has been so snarky lately.

  天哪她最近好毒舌。

  
  

• The kid makes snarky remarks in class.

  这个孩子在课堂上说了一些尖刻的话。

  
  

02.

挖苦的，讽刺的

sarcastic

• There's no need to be sarcastic.

  不用这么毒舌吧。

  
  

• She poked fun at people's shortcomings with sarcastic remarks.

  她用挖苦的话来取笑别人的缺点。

  
  

03.

双刃剑

double-edge sword

• To have a sharp tongue can be a double-edged sword.

  毒舌可能是把双刃剑。

  
  

• A person's looks are a double-edged sword.

  一个人的外貌可能是把双刃剑。

  
  

04.

误解，曲解

misconstrue

• They are always being misconstrued.

  他们永远在被误解。

  
  

• It is easy to misconstrue confidence as arrogance.

  很容易将信心误解为傲慢。

  
  

05.

斟酌

mull over

• They really should take some time to mull it over before they say something.

  他们在说话前真的需要花点时间斟酌一下。

  
  

• The manager needs time to mull over our proposals.

  经理需要时间来审慎考虑我们的提案。

  
  

06.

直截了当的，坦率的

straightforward

• You can call her mean, but you can also call her straightforward.

  可以说她是刻薄，但也可以说她是直接。

  
  

• He was dependable, straightforward, the boy next door.

  他是个可靠、坦率的邻家男孩儿。

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