sharp-tongued

Happy to break with the stereotype of the demure wife, sharp-tongued Nobuko relishes the role of Kan's toughest critic and famously spars with him over everything from household chores to tax reform.

言语尖刻的菅伸子很高兴颠覆了首相夫人端庄贤淑的传统印象，对于“菅直人最尖锐的批评者”这一角色她津津乐道，并以从家务琐事到税制改革等所有问题都与首相争执不休而著称。

Boyle is at work on an upcoming album, under the direction of Simon Cowell, the sharp-tongued judge from singing competitions "American Idol" and "Britain's Got Talent."

波伊尔目前正在西蒙•考威尔的指导下录制即将发行的唱片。西蒙•考威尔是歌唱选秀节目《美国偶像》和《英国达人》出了名的的“毒舌”评委。

The sharp-tongued and nomenclature-obsessed Mr.O'Neill is well-known for coming up with the acronym BRICs, a grouping of fast-growing and large emerging economies: Brazil, Russia, India and China.

说话尖酸的他以提出“金砖四国”而出名，所谓“金砖四国”这个术语指得是巴西、俄罗斯、印度及中国这四个大型快速增长的经济体的首字母组合而成。