They evolved to recognise only a few basic tastes in order to quickly identify toxins, which in nature are often quite bitter or acidly sour.

它们进化到能够识别出几种基本的味道，以便快速辨别毒素，而毒素在自然界中通常是很苦或很酸的。

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China noted acidly that the idea had not been cited in 2003 when France suffered a deadly heatwave.

中国不无嘲讽地指出，2003年热浪肆虐法国之时，法国并未提出此说法。

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"Nice of you to turn up" she said acidly.

“你总算来了，”她尖刻地说道。

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He acidly congratulated the mayor for his 'timely' return Sunday from a weeklong foreign vacation.

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Full of unattractive, acidly drawn characters, particularly those with money who are maladjusted or malignant.

FORBES: Fact and Comment

In an acidly satiric style, it is devoted to the feuds among academic factions.

NEWYORKER: Learning on the Job

Sergei Lavrov, Russia's foreign minister, had earlier remarked acidly that his country did not comment on American presidential elections.

ECONOMIST: Russia's relations with the West are deteriorating