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。