| 单词 | bitter |
| 释义 | bitter (once / 67 pages) 1adjnv 2adj 3adjadv 4n If you usually drink your coffee with lots of cream and sugar in it, you might be surprised at how bitter plain black coffee can taste. Bitter means "having a sharp or harsh flavor." Bitter describes a particular pungent taste, like the sharpness of very dark chocolate (which is sometimes called bittersweet for its mixture of the two flavors). If you imagine taking that bitter taste on your tongue and turning it into an emotion, you've got another meaning of bitter: a resentful, angry feeling. And if you turn that bitter flavor into a physical feeling, you've got an adjective that describes a sharp, unpleasant sensation, like a cold, bitter wind. WORD FAMILYbitter: bittered, bitterer, bitterest, bittering, bitterish, bitterly, bitterness, bitters, unbitter+/bitterness: bitternesses USAGE EXAMPLESHe replaced Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith, who stepped down as the state Supreme Court was considering removing her because of a conflict of interest. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Most were still bitter over Boudin’s release and felt that Clark deserved to remain in prison. New York Times(Jan 12, 2012) It was less than a year ago that it emerged from bankruptcy under new management after a bitter court fight and began staging operas again. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1adj causing a sharp and acrid taste experience;"quinine is bitter" Syn tasty pleasing to the sense of taste 2n the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth Syn|Hyper bitterness gustatory perception, gustatory sensation, taste, taste perception, taste sensation the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus 3n the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste Syn|Hypo|Hyper bitterness acerbity a sharp bitterness acridity, acridnessextreme bitterness taste property a property appreciated via the sense of taste 4v make bitter 2Hyper change taste alter the flavor of 1adj marked by strong resentment or cynicism bitter about the divorce Syn acrimonious resentful full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will 2adj harsh or corrosive in tone bitter words Syn acerb, acerbic, acid, acrid, blistering, caustic, sulfurous, sulphurous, virulent, vitriolic unpleasant disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings 3adj proceeding from or exhibiting great hostility or animosity a bitter struggle bitter enemies Syn hostile characterized by enmity or ill will 4adj expressive of severe grief or regret shed bitter tears Syn sorrowful experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss 5adj very difficult to accept or bear 3the bitter truth a bitter sorrow Syn intolerable, unbearable, unendurable incapable of being put up with 1adj causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold bitter cold Syn biting painful causing physical or psychological pain 2adv extremely and sharply 4bitter cold Syn bitingly, bitterly, piercingly n English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft) Hyper ale a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume |
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