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1929 pointed¹

今天我们要学的词是 pointed. Pointed 是形容词，意思是尖锐的。The couple exchanged some pointed remarks at the dinner party. 这对夫妇在晚宴上言辞针锋相对，互不相让。白宫宣布，美国总统奥巴马和夫人，以及副总统拜登都不准备出席这次在俄罗斯举行的冬季奥运会。It was a pointed snub by the White House, which  is currently feuding² with Russian leaders over a range of issues. 美国和俄罗斯在一系列问题上存在歧义，白宫的这种做法是对俄罗斯的故意冷落。好的，今天我们学习的词是 pointed, pointed, pointed...

1 pointed   

adj.尖的，直截了当的

参考例句：

• He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
• She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。

2 feuding   

vi.长期不和（feud的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• Riccardo and Cafiero had been feuding so openly that the whole town knew about it. 里卡多和卡菲埃罗一直公开地闹别扭，全城的人都知道此事。 来自辞典例句
• The two families have been feuding with each other for many generations. 这两个家族有好多代的世仇了。 来自互联网