词组 | bitter |
释义 | bitter /ˈbɪtə $ -ər/ adjective 1. having or causing strong feelings of anger, unhappiness, or disappointmentverbsfeel bitter Patsy feels very bitter about losing her job.sound bitter Howard was trying hard not to sound bitter.remain bitter She remained bitter about their divorce for many years.adverbsincreasingly bitter He became increasingly bitter about what had happened.nounsa bitter battle/dispute He was involved in a bitter dispute with his former employer.a bitter fight/struggle There was a bitter struggle between them for control of the company.a bitter debate The country now faces a bitter debate over the issue of abortion.a bitter disappointment The result was a bitter disappointment for us.a bitter blow (=something that affects you very badly) His death was a bitter blow to her.a bitter memory She had bitter memories of her relationship with Alan.bitter rivals The two businessmen are bitter rivals.prepositionsbitter about sth He was still bitter about the way he had been treated.phrasesknow/learn/find out sth from bitter experience (=because of unpleasant experiences in the past) Jane had learned from bitter experience that love doesn’t always last.bitter and twisted (=behaving strangely because of being very bitter) You’ll end up bitter and twisted if you don’t learn to forgive.2. having a strong taste which is not sweetnounsa bitter taste The medicine had a bitter taste.bitter oranges/lemons Bitter oranges are good for making marmalade. |
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