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bit·ter AHD[bĭtʹər] D.J.[ˈbɪtə]K.K.[ˈbɪtɚ]adj.（形容词）bit.ter.er, bit.ter.est - Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.苦的：有刺激性、辛辣性或令人不快的味道的
- Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh:严酷的：不快的，痛苦的，刺痛的；涩口的：enveloped in bitter cold; a bitter wind.裹在刺骨的寒冷中；刺骨的风
- Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear:难堪的，难受的：难于接受，承认或忍受的：the bitter truth; bitter sorrow.难以接受的真相；让人难以忍受的悲伤
- Proceeding from or exhibiting strong animosity:痛苦的，痛恨的：充满敌意的，怀恨的：a bitter struggle; bitter foes.痛苦地挣扎；死敌
- Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment:剧烈的：由悲痛、苦恼或失望引起的，表现出悲痛、苦恼和失望的：cried bitter tears.痛苦地流泪水
- Marked by resentment or cynicism:怨恨的，挖苦的："He was already a bitter elderly man with a gray face"(John Dos Passos)“他已经是一个面色灰白的充满怨气的老人。”(约翰·道斯·帕索斯)
adv.（副词）- In an intense or harsh way; bitterly:激烈地：厉害地，极度地；痛苦地：a bitter cold night.极其寒冷地夜晚
v.tr.（及物动词）bit.tered, bit.ter.ing, bit.ters - To make bitter.使变苦
n.（名词）- That which is bitter:苦的东西："all words . . . /Failing to give the bitter of the sweet"(Tennyson)“一切语言…/都不能表现甜蜜中的苦涩”(坦尼森)
- bitters A bitter, usually alcoholic liquid made with herbs or roots and used in cocktails or as a tonic. bitters 苦酒：常用于鸡尾酒或作为补酒由草药或根做成的苦味酒
- Chiefly British A sharp-tasting beer made with hops.【多用于英国】 苦啤酒：由蛇麻做成的味道辛辣的啤酒
- Middle English 中古英语
- from Old English * see bheid- 源自 古英语 * 参见 bheid-
bitʹterly adv.（副词）bitʹterness n.（名词）bitter, acerbic, acrid- The central meaning shared by these adjectives is "unpleasantly sharp or pungent in taste or smell": 这些形容词共有的中心含义是“在味道上或味上令人不快的，辛辣的或刺激的”： a bitter cough syrup;苦的咳嗽糖浆；acerbic barberries;酸小檗；acrid resin. 苦松香
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