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| 1 | feeling angry or upset because of a bad experience , especially when you think that you have been treated unfairly （尤指受到不公正对待时）愤怒的，苦恼的 |
| +about I’ m still bitter about the whole affair. 我对整件事仍然愤愤不平。 |
| | 1a | involving very angry feelings 激烈的；充满愤怒的 | | a bitter dispute/divorce case 激烈的争执/火药味十足的离婚案 | |
| | 1b | used about a determined and angry enemy or opponent （敌人或对手）势不两立的，怀恨的 | | one of the President’ s most bitter critics 对总统态度最激烈的批评者之一 | | They had always been bitter rivals. 他们一直是势不两立的竞争对手。 | |
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| 2 | usually before noun making you feel very unhappy or disappointed 令人非常不愉快的；令人痛苦的；令人失望的 |
| a bitter blow/disappointment It was a bitter blow when they decided not to offer him the contract. 他们决定不和他签合同时对他是个沉重打击。 |
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| 3 | something that is bitter has a strong sharp taste that is not sweet 有苦味的；苦的 |
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| 4 | extremely cold in a way that makes you very uncomfortable 严寒的；刺骨的 |
| A bitter wind was blowing from the north. 刺骨的寒风从北边吹来。 |
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| - | from bitter experience
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| if you know something from bitter experience , you know about its unpleasant aspects because you have experienced it before |
| 来自惨痛的经历 |
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| She knew from bitter experience it wasn’ t worth complaining. 惨痛的经历使她认识到这没什么好抱怨的。 |
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| DERIVED WORD |
| bitterness noun U |
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