bittering

bit·ter

B0286800 (bĭt′ər)adj. bit·ter·er, bit·ter·est 1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh: enveloped in bitter cold; a bitter wind.3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear: the bitter truth; bitter sorrow.4. Proceeding from or exhibiting strong animosity: a bitter struggle; bitter foes.5. Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment: cried bitter tears.6. Marked by resentment or cynicism: "He was already a bitter elderly man with a gray face" (John Dos Passos).adv. In an intense or harsh way; bitterly: a bitter cold night.tr.v. bit·tered, bit·ter·ing, bit·ters To make bitter.n.1. That which is bitter: "all words ... / Failing to give the bitter of the sweet" (Tennyson).2. bitters A bitter, usually alcoholic liquid made with herbs or roots and used in cocktails or as a tonic.3. Chiefly British A sharp-tasting beer made with hops.

[Middle English, from Old English; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.]

bit′ter·ly adv.bit′ter·ness n.Synonyms: bitter, acerbic, acrid
These adjectives mean unpleasantly sharp or pungent in taste or smell: a bitter cough syrup; a cheap, acerbic wine; acrid smoke.

单词	bittering
释义	bittering bit·ter B0286800 (bĭt′ər)adj. bit·ter·er, bit·ter·est 1. Having or being a taste that is sharp, acrid, and unpleasant.2. Causing a sharply unpleasant, painful, or stinging sensation; harsh: enveloped in bitter cold; a bitter wind.3. Difficult or distasteful to accept, admit, or bear: the bitter truth; bitter sorrow.4. Proceeding from or exhibiting strong animosity: a bitter struggle; bitter foes.5. Resulting from or expressive of severe grief, anguish, or disappointment: cried bitter tears.6. Marked by resentment or cynicism: "He was already a bitter elderly man with a gray face" (John Dos Passos).adv. In an intense or harsh way; bitterly: a bitter cold night.tr.v. bit·tered, bit·ter·ing, bit·ters To make bitter.n.1. That which is bitter: "all words ... / Failing to give the bitter of the sweet" (Tennyson).2. bitters A bitter, usually alcoholic liquid made with herbs or roots and used in cocktails or as a tonic.3. Chiefly British A sharp-tasting beer made with hops. [Middle English, from Old English; see bheid- in Indo-European roots.] bit′ter·ly adv.bit′ter·ness n.Synonyms: bitter, acerbic, acrid These adjectives mean unpleasantly sharp or pungent in taste or smell: a bitter cough syrup; a cheap, acerbic wine; acrid smoke. EncyclopediaSeebitter
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