bitter
柯林斯词典
1. ADJ In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely. 激烈的
...the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War. …第二次世界大战期间激烈的战斗场面。
...a bitter attack on the government's failure to support manufacturing. …对政府未能支持制造业的猛烈抨击。
2. bitterlyADV 激烈地
Any such thing would be bitterly opposed by most of the world's democracies. 任何此类事件都将受到世界上绝大多数民主国家的强烈反对。
3. ADJ If someone is bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated unfairly, they continue to feel angry about it. 依然愤怒的
She is said to be very bitter about the way she was fired. 据说她对自己被解雇的方式仍很气愤。
4. bitterlyADV 依然愤怒地
"And he sure didn't help us," Grant said bitterly. “他确实没有帮助过我们，”格兰特仍很气愤地说。
5. ADJ A bitter taste is sharp, not sweet, and often slightly unpleasant. 苦的
The leaves taste rather bitter. 这些叶子尝起来相当苦。
6. ADJ A bitter experience makes you feel very disappointed. You can also use bitter to emphasize feelings of disappointment. 惨痛的
The decision was a bitter blow from which he never quite recovered. 这个决定是个沉重的打击，他一直没有完全恢复过来。
A great deal of bitter experience had taught him how to lose gracefully. 大量痛苦的经历已经教会了他如何体面地认输。
7. bitterlyADV 惨痛地
I was bitterly disappointed to have lost yet another race so near the finish. 我感到痛心沮丧，在那么接近终点的情形下又输掉了一场比赛。
8. ADJ Bitter weather, or a bitter wind, is extremely cold. 严寒的; 刺骨的
Outside, a bitter east wind was accompanied by flurries of snow. 外面，凛冽的东风挟着阵阵小雪。
9. bitterlyADV 严寒地; 刺骨地[ADV adj]
It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow. 在莫斯科这里，天气一直极其寒冷。
10. a bitter pill→see pill
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bitter /ˈbɪtə/ (bitterest)
剑桥词典
- They had a bitter quarrel over some money three years ago and they haven't spoken to each other since.
- They were bitter foes for many years .
- a bitter dispute
- She cried bitter tears when she got the letter .
- They had a bitter, messy divorce .
- Radicchio has a slightly bitter flavour .
- The tip of the tongue is sensitive to salt and sweet stimuli and the back of the tongue is sensitive to bitter stimuli .
- In today's lesson we'll look at the four types of tastes - sweet , salty , bitter and sour .
- The additive quinine , which you find in tonic water , is very bitter.
- They add syrup to the medicine to try and mask the bitter taste .
bitter adjective (ANGRY)
Someone who is bitter is angry and unhappy because they cannot forget bad things that happened in the past.极为不满的；怨恨的；无法释怀的
I feel very bitter about my childhood and all that I went through. 我对童年和曾经历的一切感到怨恨。
She'd suffered terribly over the years but it hadn't made her bitter. 多年来她受尽了苦，可她并不怨恨。
A bitter experience causes deep pain or anger .
使人痛苦的；令人愤怒的
Failing the final exams was a bitter disappointment for me. 期末考试不及格令我非常痛苦。
She learned through bitter experience that he was not to be trusted . 她从痛苦的经历中意识到他不可信。
expressing a lot of hate and anger
充满仇恨的；愤怒的；激烈的
a bitter fight /argument 激烈的战斗／争吵
bitter recriminations 激烈的反诉
He gave me a bitter look . 他狠狠地瞪了我一眼。
例句
bitter adjective (TASTE)
with an unpleasantly sharp taste苦的，有苦味的
a bitter flavour /taste /liquid 苦味／苦味液体
例句
bitter adjective (COLD)
Bitter weather is extremely cold , especially in a way that causes physical pain .（天气）严寒的，刺骨的
a bitter wind 刺骨的寒风
Wrap up warmly - it's bitter outside . 穿暖和些——外面特别冷。
习语
the bitter fruits of stha bitter pill (to swallow)
to the bitter end 返回 bitter