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单词 to the bitter end
释义

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 theirmain goal.
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to the bitter end in British English

a. 
until the finish of a task, job, or undertaking, however unpleasant or difficult
b. 
until final defeat or death
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to the bitter end in American English

1. 
until the end, however difficult or distressing
2. 
until death
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Examples of 'to the bitter end' in a sentence
to the bitter end

A complicated mechanism had been set in motion and would trundle on to the bitter end, and he was under the wheels.
Meek, M R D IN REMEMBRANCE OF ROSE (2004)
Life was a game and he played it with all of his skill to the bitter end.
Wright, Richard THE OUTSIDER (2004)

Chinese translation of 'to the bitter end'

to the bitter end

  1. 坚(堅)持到底 (jiānchí dàodǐ)
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Nearby words of
to the bitter end

  • to the best of my ability/abilities
  • to the best of my knowledge
  • to the best of my recollection
  • to the bitter end
  • to the contrary
  • to the day
  • to the east
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