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单词 rancorous
释义
rancorous
adjective
formal
uk
/ˈræŋ.kər.əs/us
/ˈræŋ.kɚ.əs/
having orshowingafeelingofhateandcontinuingangerabout something in the past:
a rancorousdispute
Governmentleadersappearincreasinglyrancorous.
See
rancor
More examples
  • Thecouplehas since gone through a rancorousdivorce.
  • Let's come to anagreementbefore thisdiscussionbecomesrancorous.
  • This has been atough, often rancorous,fightfor thenomination.
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  • acrimoniously
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  • fed up to the back teethidiom
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  • furiously
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(Definition ofrancorousfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrancorous

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Moreover,rancorousdisputes might also arise where officials failed to provide adequate information or stick to an agreed plan of action.
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One might reasonably expect that recollections of literary tastes, especially concerning authors who were the subject ofrancorousarguments, would be affected by the shaping processes of autobiography.
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He cannot berancorousin submitting proposals of that kind to a legislative assembly.
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Alternatively, we embark upon endless andrancorousdebate.
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I hesitate to introduce arancorousnote into what should be a happy debate, as this is a non-controversial and inoffensive measure.
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I recall that there was a most unpleasant andrancorousatmosphere between the parties on those occasions.
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It was not just arancorousspeech; it was a remarkable speech.
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The question of planning is, however, one which, it is to be hoped, will be accepted without any spirit of bitterness orrancorousanimosity.
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The existence of thisrancoroussentiment accentuates the difficulties of the political situation.
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I came back to hear a terrible andrancorousargument.
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We were a diverse group, politically and in our views, and our discussions were vigorous but neverrancorous.
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They will feel left out andrancorous.
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Afterrancorousdebate, that policy was upheld in a vote of presbyteries in 2002, but overruled in 2010.
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One of the mostrancorousdebates in the history of ornithology had begun in earnest.
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She lost a bitter primary, withrancorousdebates.
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