The rancorous dispute between the two partners delayed the merger for nearly a year.

兩位合夥人之間積怨已久的爭執，讓合併案延宕了將近一年。

After the layoffs, several former employees sent rancorous emails to the HR department.

裁員之後，幾位前員工寄了充滿怨恨的電子郵件給人資部門。

The customer remained rancorous about the lost luggage long after the airline apologized.

即使航空公司已經道歉，那位顧客對遺失行李一事仍然耿耿於懷。