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bitterly

/bit-er/US // ˈbɪt ər //UK // (ˈbɪtə) //

苦涩的,苦涩地,痛心疾首,苦涩

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    bit·ter·er, bit·ter·est.

    • : having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
    • : producing one of the four basic taste sensations; not sour, sweet, or salt.
    • : hard to bear; grievous; distressful: a bitter sorrow.
    • : causing pain; piercing; stinging: a bitter chill.
    • : characterized by intense antagonism or hostility: bitter hatred.
    • : hard to admit or accept: a bitter lesson.
    • : resentful or cynical: bitter words.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : that which is bitter; bitterness: Learn to take the bitter with the sweet.
    • : British. a very dry ale having a strong taste of hops.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make bitter: herbs employed to bitter vermouth.
adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : extremely; very; exceedingly: a bitter cold night.

Phrases

  • bitter end
  • bitter pill to swallow
  • take the bitter with the sweet

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Then put a simple salad of bitter greens on the side, to cut through the richness of the rest of the meal, and you’re done.

  • Let the drink infuse over the heat for 10 to 15 minutes, then add the brandy and bitters.

  • Something bitter and strong can do wonders before a heavy dinner.

  • How the simple art of cutting fruit can be an act of loveBut sweet, sometimes bitter, sometimes sour oranges can add so much to a cooked dish.

  • The bitter debates in Maryland a few years ago over allowing gambling now seem quaint.

  • There are a few good ones, Antoine says, but he complained bitterly of a lack of responsiveness.

  • The one and indivisible capital of Israel has not been this bitterly divided since 1967.

  • ISIS and al Qaeda bitterly split earlier this year, and have since attacked one another on occasions.

  • A bitterly partisan public discourse also developed in 18th-century England.

  • Officials are bitterly divided over two diametrically opposed strategies.

  • And for fear of being ill spoken of weep bitterly for a day, and then comfort thyself in thy sadness.

  • He failed to see that this man had suffered bitterly through his evil machinations.

  • Ten or twelve added years had slipped by, and it did not seem human that she should continue to feel bitterly toward me.

  • We did not talk much about the past at dinner, except—ah me, how bitterly we regretted our 10 per cent.

  • Punch went out and wept bitterly with Judy, into whose fair head he had driven some ideas of the meaning of separation.

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