bitter
US
UK bitter adj: (flavour: sharp) (味道)
SC 苦的 kǔ de
This food has a bitter taste.
这种食物吃起来有点苦。
bitter adj: figurative (person: resentful) (人)
SC 愤恨的，充满怨恨的 fèn hèn de
Ruth is a bitter and twisted person who resents anybody else being successful.
露丝是个充满怨恨，个性扭曲的人，她就是见不得别人成功。
bitter adj: figurative (hard to accept)
SC 痛苦的 tòng kǔ de
SC 让人难以接受的 tòng kǔ de ，ràng rén nán yǐ jiē shòu de
The death of his mother was bitter news.
bitter adj: figurative (piercing, harsh)
SC 刺骨的 cì gǔ de
SC 凛冽的 cì gǔ de，lǐn liè de
TC 凜冽的
TC 凜冽的
SC 寒冷的 cì gǔ de，hán lěng de
It was a bitter wind that blew from the north.
从北方呼啸而来的寒风，凛冽而刺骨。
bitter adj: figurative (intensely antagonistic)
SC 充满仇恨的 chōng mǎn chóu hèn de
The two brothers were bitter rivals.
bitter, bitterly adv: figurative (very, exceedingly, severely)
SC 极其 jí qí
TC 極其
TC 極其
SC 非常 jí qí ，fēi cháng
TC 非常
TC 非常
It was a bitter cold night.
真是个极其寒冷的夜晚。
bitter n: (bitterness)
SC 苦 kǔ
TC 苦
TC 苦
SC 苦味 kǔ，kǔ wèi
SC 苦涩 kǔ，kǔ sè
You have to take the bitter with the sweet.
你必须将苦伴着甜一起吃。
bitter n: UK (dark beer)
SC 苦啤酒
Paul went into the pub and ordered a pint of bitter.
保罗去到一家酒馆，点了一杯苦啤酒。
bitters npl: (alcoholic flavouring) (调酒用的)
SC 苦味剂
TC 苦味劑
TC 苦味劑
Bitters elevate the flavour profile of a cocktail.
苦味剂能够提升鸡尾酒的风味。
bitter [sth] vtr: (give [sth] a bitter taste)
SC 使…变苦 shǐ biàn kǔ
TC 使…變苦
TC 使…變苦
SC 使…产生苦味 shǐ biàn kǔ，shǐ chǎn shēng kǔ wèi
The special hops bittered the beer.
bitter almond: (nut)
SC 苦杏仁
SC 巴旦杏
bitter cold n: (weather: freezing)
SC 严寒 yán hán
TC 嚴寒
TC 嚴寒
SC 酷寒 yán hán，kù hán
The older she gets, the less she can tolerate the bitter cold.
bitter disappointment n: (intense feeling of loss, failure)
SC 极度失望 jí dù shī wàng
TC 極度失望
TC 極度失望
Losing in the final playoff game was a bitter disappointment to the local fans.
bitter end n: (unpleasant conclusion)
SC 不如意的结局
SC 痛苦的尽头
This battle marked the bitter end of a war that had raged for ten years.
bitter end n: (nautical: end of anchor chain) (航海)
SC 锚链的末端
bitter end n: (end of cable or chain)
SC 索端
bitter enemies npl: (intensely hostile rivals)
SC 死敌 sǐ dí
SC 死对头 sǐ dí，sǐ duì tou
bitter pill n: figurative ([sth] unpleasant)
SC 苦果 kǔ guǒ
SC 残酷现实
Losing his job was a bitter pill for Andrew to swallow.
bitter row n: UK (quarrel)
SC 激烈争吵，激烈争执
There was a bitter row between North Korea and South Korea.
bitter words npl: (cruel or harsh remarks)
SC 尖酸话 jiān suān huà
TC 尖酸話
TC 尖酸話
SC 刻薄的话 jiān suān huà，kè bó de huà
The man and woman only exchanged bitter words with each other after their divorce.
bitter words npl: (resentful remarks)
SC 怨言 yuàn yán
SC 愤恨的话 yuàn yán，fèn hèn de huà
bitter-tasting adj: (having an acrid flavour)
SC 苦味的 kǔ wèi de
SC 苦涩的 kǔ wèi de，kǔ sè de
colocynth, bitter apple n: (plant: gourd family)
SC 药西瓜
colocynth, bitter apple n: (fruit of colocynth plant)
SC 药西瓜果实
come to a bitter end v expr: (end unpleasantly)
SC 落得一个痛苦结局
SC 以不幸告终
Their marriage came to a bitter end after he had a series of affairs.
take the bitter with the sweet v expr: figurative (accept negative things as part of life)
SC 甜和苦一起吞下
SC 既能享受也能吃苦
Life isn't always easy; you have to take the bitter with the sweet.
to the bitter end, until the bitter end expr: (until the difficult end of [sth]) (比喻，艰难之事)
SC 到底，到最终 dào dǐ
TC 到底
TC 到底
They vowed to fight to the bitter end.
- for the hell of it
- for the love of god
- for the moment
- for the most part
- for the nonce
- for the record
- for the ride
- for the sake of argument
- for the time being
- forthright
- forthrightness
- forthwith
- fortieth
- fortification
- fortified
- fortified wine
- fortifier
- fortifies
- fortify
- fortiori
- fortissimo
- fortitude
- fortnight
- fortnightly
- fortress