| 单词 | bitterness |
| 释义 | bitterbitter /ˈbɪt̮ɚ/ ●●○ adjective 1ANGRY/UPSET feeling angry, jealous, and upset because bad things have happened to you or you have been treated unfairly: a bitter and angry man She shot a bitter glance in his direction.bitter about Jensen admits that he is bitter about the experience.2FULL OF HATE/ANGER a bitter argument, attack, struggle, etc. is one in which people oppose or criticize each other with strong feelings of hate and anger: There has been bitter fighting in the capital.bitter dispute/fight/battle/debate etc. a bitter legal battle over custody of the children3MAKING YOU UNHAPPY [only before noun] making you feel very unhappy and upset: Williams suffered a bitter defeat in the 1996 election and quit politics for good. The news was a bitter disappointment to NASA employees. We know from bitter experience (=because of your own very bad experiences) that guns in the home end up killing children.4TASTE having a strong taste like black coffee without sugar, or very dark chocolate: The medicine tasted bitter. → sweet1, sour1 (1)5COLD extremely cold: a bitter east wind The children have to walk to school in the bitter cold.► see thesaurus at cold16bitter enemy/rival etc. two people or groups who are bitter enemies hate each other and have been fighting or arguing for a long time: France and Germany, once bitter enemies, are now fast friends.7to/until the bitter end continuing until the end, in spite of problems or difficulties: We will fight until the bitter end to defend our land.8a bitter pill (to swallow) something very bad that you have to accept: Losing the business was a bitter pill to swallow. → see also bitterly—bitterness noun [uncountable] |
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