1、pungent

味道強烈的；氣味刺激的

The more herbs you use, the more pungent the sauce will be.

用的香草越多，調(diào)味汁的味道就越濃烈。

the pungent smell of burning rubber.

橡膠燃燒產(chǎn)生的刺鼻氣味

一語道破的；一針見血的

He enjoyed the play's shrewd and pungent social analysis.

他喜歡劇中尖銳機敏、一針見血的社會分析。

2、acknowledge

承認（事實、局面等）

Naylor acknowledged, in a letter to the judge, that he was a drug addict.

內(nèi)勒在給法官的信中承認自己吸毒。

Belatedly, the government has acknowledged the problem.

政府遲遲才承認了該問題。

公認，認可（某人的成就、地位、品質(zhì)等）

He is also acknowledged as an excellent goalkeeper.

他也被公認為是一名出色的守門員。

Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king's legitimacy.

一部分神職人員拒絕承認新國王的合法地位。

（對掌聲、贊揚、好意等作出姿態(tài)表示）感謝

Doran stuck his head out of the window to acknowledge the cheering.

多蘭將頭探出窗戶向歡呼的人們致謝。

She never even acknowledged the man who opened the door for her.

她對為自己開門的男士甚至連一點表示都沒有。