| 单词 | bitter |
| 释义 | bitter (bɪtəʳ ) Word forms: bitterest , bitters 1. adjective B2 In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely. ...the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War. ...a bitter attack on the Government's failure to support manufacturing. On the eve of the poll, campaigning was bitter. Synonyms: grievous, hard, severe, distressing bitterly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] Any such thing would be bitterly opposed by most of the world's democracies. ...a bitterly fought football match. Synonyms: grievously, harshly, cruelly, savagely Synonyms: greatly, terribly, sorely, awfully [informal] Synonyms: sourly, sharply, acidly, tartly bitterness uncountable noun The rift within the organization reflects the growing bitterness of the dispute. [+ of] Synonyms: sourness, acidity, sharpness, tartness Synonyms: intense cold, bite, chill, sting Synonyms: trauma, tragedy, grief, misery 2. adjective B2 If someone is bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated unfairly, they continue to feel angry about it. She is said to be very bitter about the way she was sacked. His long life was marked by bitter personal and political memories. Synonyms: resentful, hurt, wounded, angry bitterly adverb [usually ADVERB with verb, oft ADVERB adjective] 'And he sure didn't help us,' Grant said bitterly. ...the party bureaucrats who bitterly resented their loss of power. Synonyms: grievously, harshly, cruelly, savagely Synonyms: greatly, terribly, sorely, awfully [informal] Synonyms: sourly, sharply, acidly, tartly Synonyms: resentfully, sourly, sorely, tartly bitterness uncountable noun I still feel bitterness and anger towards the person who knocked me down. Synonyms: sourness, acidity, sharpness, tartness Synonyms: intense cold, bite, chill, sting Synonyms: resentment, hurt, anger, hostility 3. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2 A bitter experience makes you feel very disappointed. You can also use bitter to emphasize feelings of disappointment. I think the decision was a bitter blow from which he never quite recovered. A great deal of bitter experience had taught him how to lose gracefully. The statement was greeted with bitter disappointment by many of the other delegates. Synonyms: great, awful, unpleasant, sore bitterly adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] B2 I was bitterly disappointed to have lost yet another race so near the finish. Synonyms: grievously, harshly, cruelly, savagely Synonyms: greatly, terribly, sorely, awfully [informal] Synonyms: sourly, sharply, acidly, tartly 4. adjective Bitter weather, or a bitter wind, is extremely cold. Outside, a bitter east wind was accompanied by flurries of snow. ...after spending a night in the bitter cold. Synonyms: freezing, biting, severe, intense bitterly adverb [ADVERB adjective] It's been bitterly cold here in Moscow. Synonyms: grievously, harshly, cruelly, savagely Synonyms: greatly, terribly, sorely, awfully [informal] Synonyms: sourly, sharply, acidly, tartly Synonyms: intensely, freezing, severely, fiercely 5. adjective B1+ A bitter taste is sharp, not sweet, and often slightly unpleasant. The leaves taste rather bitter. ...as the wine ages, losing its bitter harshness, and becoming softer and smoother. Synonyms: sour, biting, sharp, acid 6. variable noun Bitter is a kind of beer that is light brown in colour. [British] ...a pint of bitter. 7. to the bitter end phrase If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished. [emphasis] The guerrillas would fight to the bitter end, he said, in order to achieve their main goal. 8. a bitter pill phrase If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow. You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow. Idioms: do something to the bitter end to continue doing something in a determined way and finish it, even though this becomes increasingly difficult Despite another crushing defeat, he is determined to see the job through to the bitter end. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a bitter pill to swallow a difficult or unpleasant fact or situation that has to be accepted This defeat, though, was the most bitter pill to swallow. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers swallow a bitter pill to accept a difficult or unpleasant fact or situation Our people have swallowed a bitter pill in accepting this peace agreement. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bitter blow It was a bitter blow for a company town. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But it was a bitter blow to lose her. FRIENDS FOR LIFE (2003) It was another bitter blow for the star. The Sun (2012) It was a relief to have a diagnosis, but knowing there was no cure was a bitter blow. The Sun (2017) But the depth of animosity after the bitter campaign could not be hidden. The Sun He tracks down a survivor of that bitter campaign who laments (accurately) that 'we saved all the buildings ... but the people got forgotten'. Times, Sunday Times But her 2016 message got lost during a bitter campaign fraught with difficulties. The Sun Never mind fracking or wind farms; down my way we even had a bitter campaign against a new nature reserve. Times, Sunday Times In the final days of an extraordinarily bitter campaign, the senatorial candidates have been pitching to their core constituencies. Times, Sunday Times Tonight, the pair make a chilli con carne enriched with bitter chocolate. Times, Sunday Times Some restaurants will even serve you a portion with bitter chocolate. The Sun I had the bitter chocolate and chestnut delice. Times, Sunday Times Little bitter chocolate custards or a carrot cake snowy-iced with mascarpone and lime zest. Times, Sunday Times Bitter chocolate adds another layer of flavour. Times, Sunday Times The bitter cold of winter got to them. THE ZANZIBAR CHEST: A Memoir of Love and War (2003) This causes some regions to be exposed to bitter cold and others to have unusual warmth. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It was too cold to shed the warmth of her cloak, and underneath she wore a Fardohnyan costume ill-suited to the bitter cold. TREASON KEEP (2001) Sadly, our hourlong mission in the bitter cold uncovered no sign of alien life. The Sun (2009) We see political point-scoring, photo opportunities for flood tourist politicians and bitter complaints that 'the rich' might get help to rebuild their homes. The Sun There were bitter complaints from the young about this policing. Times, Sunday Times Bitter complaints are heard about millionaires in the cabinet. Times, Sunday Times There were bitter complaints in my own sport of fencing even before the latest rule change, and the matter was raised at high level to no avail. Times, Sunday Times The package has been drawn up to answer small businesses' bitter complaints about rigid red tape and seeing their cash flows drained by expensive legal bills. The Sun Bitter controversy over the school quiz. Times, Sunday Times We will remember the bitter controversy. Times, Sunday Times He departed from their doctrines and practices, however, in two key respects; which proved the occasion for bitter controversy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bitter controversy followed on this appeal, and two more appeals followed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A long-drawn and somewhat bitter controversy ensued. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The incident has led to bitter criticism of the allies. Times, Sunday Times The avalanche of variants of a car that made its name with a single, boxy model has provoked bitter criticism. Times, Sunday Times He should be able to smile in the face of bitter criticism on his opinions, and should not feel ashamed or humiliated to accept his mistakes wholeheartedly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The numbers come amid a bitter debate over government reforms to the planning system that would ease barriers to new residential projects. Times, Sunday Times After days of snarling, bitter debate by pundits and politicians, the people finally had their say. The Sun A bitter debate has raged between those who seek to preserve and those who want to demolish the ruined remains. Times, Sunday Times And that might just reopen the bitter debate over hunting. Times, Sunday Times There was bitter debate on the convention floor regarding the accusations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's a bitter defeat to swallow. The Sun It was a bitter defeat. Times, Sunday Times Partly it was to lament a bitter defeat, and partly to remind their heroes that they will live to fight another day. Times, Sunday Times Government officials privately acknowledged a bitter defeat. Times, Sunday Times Puritan theology, too, was full of unresolved tensions that could flare up into bitter disagreement. The Times Literary Supplement In the end, despite the bitter disagreement, the cable was not retracted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This semantic issue has caused bitter disagreements between astronomers for years, as there has been no official ruling on what constitutes a planet. Times, Sunday Times We are used to bitter disagreements in politics and religion but not over whether a chap who won a bike race should be given the benefit of the doubt. Times, Sunday Times The coalition provided dialogue and accommodation between the various leftist groups although bitter disagreements were present. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They planted them with high hopes of success but mostly they found only bitter disappointment. PHYLLOXERA: How Wine was Saved for the World (2004) They all told me about their bitter disappointment. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Some reports suggest his mood is one of bitter disappointment. Times, Sunday Times (2011) What a bitter disappointment it had been, to travel to the very ends of the earth and there find everyone obsessed with America. SORT OF RICH (1990) But his transfer request was rejected and the Gunners captain has now overcome his bitter disappointment to recapture the form which made him football's hottest property. The Sun (2010) That a song of such pure emotional honesty provoked such a bitter dispute was regrettable. Times, Sunday Times In fact, it was a source of bitter dispute in those days. Christianity Today In the bitter dispute, he had claimed that he was now penniless and could not afford to pay anything. Times, Sunday Times An extraordinarily bitter dispute played out on the bulletin boards of the financial websites between believers, brokers and bears. Times, Sunday Times It would be bad for the government's image to be embroiled in a bitter dispute before the next election. Times, Sunday Times In reality the renegotiation had been a sham and the whole thing was a device to head off bitter division within the prime minister's own party. Times, Sunday Times He recalled the bitter division that split the state in a memoir published three decades later. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Memories of bitter divisions over her failed attempt at healthcare reform in 1994 have been softened by new proposals emphasising personal choice. Times, Sunday Times It would instead have undermined our democracy and ensured bitter divisions that would never heal. The Sun But instead of joining forces, the siblings are torn by bitter divisions. The Sun When their marriage fails, material possessions become the centre of an outrageous and bitter divorce battle. Times, Sunday Times The couple had been involved in a bitter divorce. The Sun In a continuing and bitter divorce battle, she claims he has hidden millions offshore to avoid paying maintenance. Times, Sunday Times For once, though, it's not likely to be a bitter divorce. The Sun She planned to keep it when they split but changed her mind during their bitter divorce. The Sun He made friends easily and valued loyalty above all else - several staff worked with him for decades - yet he also made the occasional bitter enemy. Times, Sunday Times The rival bosses used to be bitter enemies but their relationship has thawed over the years. The Sun They were moments of uneasy co-operation between the bitter enemies of the two blocs. Times, Sunday Times It might have been the moment when two bitter enemies set aside their differences to end almost 60 years of hostility. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes, it asks us to reconcile with bitter enemies or resolve ancient hatreds. Christianity Today The first fruits of this bitter experience were prose, not poetry. The Times Literary Supplement (2017) Given his bitter experience with England, it always amazed me how much time he was willing to give to the media. The Sun (2017) They also knew from bitter experience the strength and ability of the enemy in the air. FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003) It is also because the American's youthful exuberance has not yet given way to the cynicism of bitter experience. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A great deal of bitter experience had taught him how to lose, if not gracefully then with minimum stress to his own system. LAST SHOT The news came as a bitter feud over where the 94-year-old former president should be buried appeared to be resolved. The Sun A bitter feud between the pair only adds to the tension. The Sun To the public it looks like a bitter feud, but people need [to see] conflict. Times, Sunday Times Behind the scenes, however, she was locked in a bitter feud with her investors, and in 2011 she walked away from the brand with a reported 85m payout. Times, Sunday Times The incident was emblematic of the bitter feud that has cleaved the parliamentary party. Times, Sunday Times The big supermarkets, locked in a bitter fight for customers, have been hammering their suppliers. Times, Sunday Times The coalition hopes that a substantial number will think mediation an attractive alternative to a protracted and bitter fight through the courts. Times, Sunday Times We have had a personal and bitter fight for his six major operations and to obtain treatment when he desperately needed it. Times, Sunday Times And he predicts a bitter fight right to the final day of the season. The Sun The story involves a sleep-walk into potential disaster, gruesome unintentional consequences and a bitter fight for survival. Times, Sunday Times People hugged and embraced, fired countless volleys into the air and celebrated 'liberation' after eight months of bitter fighting that cost at least 25,000 lives. Times, Sunday Times However, the peace lasted only a few years and the bitter fighting resumed. Times, Sunday Times The offensive was halted only after weeks of bitter fighting. Times, Sunday Times He witnessed bitter fighting and deserted before the war ended. Times, Sunday Times It was in the midst of bitter fighting that ended, effectively, in stalemate that he acquired his antiwar philosophy. Times, Sunday Times In the 1990s the two tycoons had been both allies and bitter foes. Times, Sunday Times But they are bitter foes now, combatants on opposing sides of a brutal conflict. Times, Sunday Times The bitter foes circled each other just before dawn. The Sun The pair later became bitter foes in the broadband arena. Times, Sunday Times It served as a reminder of the extent to which two countries that were once bitter foes have become close allies. Times, Sunday Times They developed 'a pervasive, bitter hatred' for the wealthy landowner, who had already given his estranged wife two farms. The Sun Fortunately calmer voices had prevailed, and the match was on, but one could be forgiven for thinking that both sets of people would harbour bitter hatred for each other. The Times Literary Supplement This turns their rivalry into bitter hatred as they find themselves on opposing sides. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After several years of bitter hatred in the city between the two rival clubs, both clubs were struggling both on-field and financially by the early 1990s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On them we shower our bitterest hatred. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The bitter infighting that saw the board squaring up to management was more about currying political favours and less about good corporate governance. ST Bitter infighting has hampered turnaround plans, causing the departure of its chief executive. Times, Sunday Times How they do that has prompted bitter infighting and a damaging state of inertia in the sport. Times, Sunday Times A dispute over how to handle the allegations led to bitter infighting at the academy and a series of resignations this year. Times, Sunday Times The move towards becoming a non-profit organization was the result of bitter infighting between members of the board. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Years of decline, which hollowed out industries from steel and coal to chemicals and textiles, have left a bitter legacy across the north. Times, Sunday Times The violence quickly died down, but it left a bitter legacy on both sides. Times, Sunday Times The psychological scars have largely healed but her treatment by the police left the most bitter legacy. Times, Sunday Times Some blame the apartheid for leaving a bitter legacy of poverty, inequality, and the nobility of violence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This small civil war left a bitter legacy in the region. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It can be a bitter lesson for many. Times, Sunday Times The experience has been a bitter lesson for all of them. The Sun Things do not go quite his way, and he ends up learning a bitter lesson. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We sincerely hope that other hospitals will be able to learn from the bitter lessons that we have learnt. Times, Sunday Times And, even assuming the necessary laws are passed, can the government push the plan through in the face of bitter opposition? Times, Sunday Times These efforts have been met with recalcitrance, if not bitter opposition. Times, Sunday Times But he faced bitter opposition. Times, Sunday Times Its construction was immensely controversial, and was the subject of bitter opposition by trade unions and environmentalists throughout the 1970s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These poems, animated as they are by a spirit of bitter opposition to everything that savours of despotism, were an effective contribution to the political poetry of the day. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All long gone, ravaged by war, greed and pestilence and replaced by the bitter reality of 2011. Times, Sunday Times His audience roared with laughter, missing the bitter reality behind the corporate bonhomie - a fitting metaphor for this unthinking and smug biography of a fascinating man. Times, Sunday Times He made people believe that he was on the verge of cracking a great film, but he couldn't hide the bitter reality. Times, Sunday Times Their cinematic dreams dissolve into nightmares and then into bitter reality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both books are packed with stories of controversies, falls, secret deals and bitter recriminations involving these riders, and others. The Times Literary Supplement After several years of bitter recriminations the couple had finally been able to put in place sensible and practical shared care arrangements. Times, Sunday Times The undercover investigation has prompted renewed calls for the industry to be regulated, and sparked bitter recriminations between estate agents. Times, Sunday Times It did not take long for the deal to unravel into multiple lawsuits and bitter recriminations. Times, Sunday Times When one of the duo decides to turn his back on a life of crime, his friend's resentment leads to bitter recriminations. The Sun He was one of the outstanding players on that tour, but the bitter regret at losing the series still lingers. Times, Sunday Times Registering dark family secrets, it depicts warm nostalgia as well as bitter regret. Times, Sunday Times While registering several dark family secrets, it depicts success as well as failure, warm nostalgia as well as bitter regret. Times, Sunday Times The final verse, perhaps astonishingly for us, counsels that they should continue to repress their feelings, as being honest would cause only bitter regret. Times, Sunday Times I began to face the future instead of wasting myself in bitter regret over a past that was beyond my reach. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Originally designed to end class war and division, it bred bitter resentment among the majority who were excluded from the cosy but corrupt arrangement. Times, Sunday Times With my husband despondent over his lack of business success and my increasingly bitter resentment about his lack of domestic support, communication between us broke down entirely. Times, Sunday Times But if we haven't taken a step back to see the full picture rather than just our view of things, blame and recrimination can turn to bitter resentment. Times, Sunday Times She tells me men often live lives of 'bitter resentment' that would astonish their wives if only they understood. Times, Sunday Times They were all fuelled by his bitter resentment at his far more ambitious novels being overlooked. Times, Sunday Times The world champion was not for moving, not even when his once bitter rival tried to steal his job from under his nose. Times, Sunday Times But he has not made a personal apology to his bitter rival. The Sun Instead, he labelled his bitter rival the dirtiest fighter he has ever faced. The Sun Tonight's final promises to be a great game — whichever bitter rival you back. The Sun The match was the first time that the two bitter rival football competitions had ever played against each other. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A bitter rivalry from university days makes for meaty viewing in this gripping thriller. The Sun Their bitter rivalry was not unusual for the times. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This fab fly-on-the-wall really hits its stride tonight, exposing the bitter rivalry within the agency. The Sun The pace ace says the bitter rivalry means there will be no off-field fraternising or any pleasantries between the players. The Sun The two groups have a history of bitter rivalry. Times, Sunday Times It would make him the first defeated leader in 23 years not to quit, and could cause a bitter split in his party. The Sun The couple have refused to discuss the reasons for their break-up — but friends say it was a bitter split. The Sun He has kept a dignified silence about his plans since the bitter split from his old comrades and hasn't gone headlong into anything. The Sun Father then trained son to his first world title before a bitter split between the two. Times, Sunday Times A major goal of the party's bosses at the convention was to heal the bitter split within the party that had occurred in the 1912 presidential campaign. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 72-year-old, who was president during the union's bitter strike in the '80s, has told friends he will fight the move. The Sun In the winter of 1949 a prolonged and bitter strike in the coal industry caused unemployment and hardship. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was a long and bitter strike. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was the youngest president of the university in its history and presided over the university during a bitter strike by its clerical and technical workers in 1984-85. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was a bitter strike in 2001. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nothing could signal more clearly that a bitter struggle lies ahead. Times, Sunday Times This promise was never kept, and caused a protracted and bitter struggle for civil liberties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The geo-political landscape during this period was generally marked by bitter struggle for control of land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Allied commanders moved some of the delayed detachments of the fourth column into this bitter struggle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The validity of the new law was contested and a bitter struggle ensued. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To hide its bitter taste they began adding their copious gin rations. Times, Sunday Times (2017) Burnt toast has a bitter taste and a preference for such a flavour has been linked to being judgmental. The Sun (2016) There are specific genes that make people more or less disposed to the bitter taste in sprouts. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He had never learned to appreciate the sharp, bitter taste of Indian tobacco, but he inhaled without betraying his opinion. HOUR OF THE HUNTER (1991) The breath may smell unpleasant and there may be a metallic or bitter taste in the mouth. The Hayfever Handbook - a summer survival guide (1988) In her diary, she wrote of shedding 'bitter tears'. Times, Sunday Times There have been many bitter tears during filming, apparently - and whoops of joy, too. Times, Sunday Times But war can never be waged without blood, sweat and a sea of bitter tears. The Sun They were not bitter tears though. Times, Sunday Times He cries bitter tears at the memory. Times, Sunday Times But it contained a kernel of bitter truth. Times, Sunday Times But, in fact, it now seems probable that the board has merely postponed the bitter truth: that no satisfactory solution can be found within the government's pay policy. Times, Sunday Times The bitter truth about sugar 336pp. The Times Literary Supplement That s the bitter truth. Outlook India It feels like the bitter truth. The Sun Who could not feel the poignancy as he hobbled off, a bitter twist souring what promised to be one of his sweetest days? Times, Sunday Times There was a bitter twist, though. Times, Sunday Times With a sceptical, bitter twist, naturally. Times, Sunday Times More than 12million are expected to brave the bitter weather to snap up gifts, spending 148 each on average. The Sun In bitter weather, a draft-free refuge can be the difference between life and death. Times, Sunday Times The fact that so many are trying to cross now, in bitter weather, suggests that the warmer months will bring many more attempts. Times,Sunday Times But despite so much bitter weather, over the whole winter the northern hemisphere was actually warmer than normal, and snow cover began melting unusually early in many regions. Times, Sunday Times Work conditions were treacherous, with mines above 12,000 ft, a lack of safety measures, and bitter weather in winter months. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The game began with a bitter wind and driving rain. Times, Sunday Times Most areas are expected to remain freezing all day, with a bitter wind making it feel even colder. The Sun Experts predict bitter wind and snow in places today. The Sun At motorway speeds you are thankful for the small screen that keeps the bitter wind off your chest. Times, Sunday Times But their calamitous group-stage exit brought the bitter wind of public discontent into contact with the still-glowing embers of the controversy, with incendiary results. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 激烈的 Japanese: にがい |
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