waspish

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Wenger's view that the penalty had been "Old Traffordish" was unnecessarily waspish.
溫格所謂的點球是“老特拉福德式的”實際上是毫無必要的泄憤之詞。
As this insightful, waspish book shows, the hidden similarities were greater than the visible differences.
正如這本深刻、尖銳的著作所指出的，暗藏的相似點大于可見的不同點。
He gave a surreal, waspish speech, arguing, among other things, that the Sudanese government was sovereign, so had every right to do whatever it wanted in Darfur.
他進行了一番離奇且怒語連篇的演講，他拋開其他事務(wù)不談，主張道，蘇丹政府是神圣不可侵犯的，因此蘇丹政府有至上的權(quán)力來實施政府想在達爾福爾做的事情。

Mr Lander does not resort to the waspish prose that makes some other restaurant critics fun to read.
ECONOMIST: A successful restaurant involves more than just good food
Heat's success reflects an innovative, more waspish approach, aimed at young women who might otherwise buy mainstream magazines such as Elle.
ECONOMIST: Celebrity economics
Once celebrated for his waspish one-liners, Mr Bildt no longer bothers to attack directly his chief political foe, the prime minister, Goran Persson.
ECONOMIST: Sweden

likely to make sharp, slightly cruel remarks; having a slightly angry and unpleasant manner