刻薄

His mother was catty, status-conscious and loud.

她母亲为人刻薄，势利眼，嗓门又大。

The company will lend you money on very unfavourable terms.

这家公司会以非常刻薄的条件借钱给你.

He never grew used to the lashings he got from the critics.

他始终无法忍受评论界对他的刻薄抨击。

Sometimes a few choice words will do the trick.

有时说几句尖酸刻薄的话就有人听了。

I dislike the man; he has such a sharp tongue.

我不喜欢这个人, 他爱说刻薄挖苦的话.

That'sa mean-spirited thing for a mother to say.

作为一位母亲，说那样的话太刻薄了。

I'm sorry. I know I was bitchy on the phone.

对不起。我知道我在电话里说得太刻薄了。

She finished by tartly pointing out that he owed her some money.

她最后刻薄地指出他欠她一些钱.

He made a snide comment about her weight.

他说了一句很刻薄的话评论她的体重。

There's a lot of bitchiness.

说了很多刻薄的话。

He said something to me so mean, so needlessly cruel.

他对我说了一些十分刻薄、太过冷酷的话。

He had been behaving very meanly to his girlfriend.

他对女朋友一直非常刻薄。

He had a reputation for being bloody-minded and difficult.

他为人刻薄、难相处是出了名的。

He must be wondering why everyone is being so beastly to him.

他一定正在纳闷为什么大家都对他如此刻薄。

People make cutting remarks to help themselves feel superior or powerful.

人们说话尖酸刻薄是为了使自己感觉高高在上或是有权有势。