【bitter】 - SAT备考词汇

bitter

UK:  ['bɪtə(r)]

US:  ['bɪtər]

复数：bitters  

adj.

1.辛辣的,辛酸的;尖锐,尖刻的;痛苦的,令人痛苦的

2.严(寒),烈(风),厉害的;辛苦的,悲惨的

3.(药等)苦

4.强烈的,剧烈的,激烈

5.严寒的;严酷的;残酷的

6.痛恨,怨恨,怀恨的,不共戴天的,深恶痛绝,咬牙切齿

7.刺骨的,砭人肌骨的;刺痛人心的

8.愤世嫉俗,耿耿于怀;心存不满;妒忌的,眼红

9.怀恨的;抱怨的;讽刺的

10.苛刻的,挑剔;抱怨的,满腹牢骚,怨气冲天的

v.

1.把…弄苦,使变苦

n.

1.苦味药;苦味大补酒;(某些鸡尾酒的)配料;〔英国〕苦啤酒

2.苦,苦味;苦味物

3.苦咸水

4.卤水

5.绕缆一圈

adv.

1.苦苦地

2.非常,剧烈,厉害

3.难当

1 . And I'm not trying to be giving you a bitter pill, no And I don't wanna make you promises I can't fulfil No I.
我不是在给你吃苦药，不，我不想承诺你我实现不了的，不我，

2 . No, my daughters, for it is exceedingly bitter to me for your sake that the hand of the LORD has gone out against me.
我女儿们哪，不要这样。我为你们的缘故甚是愁苦，因为耶和华伸手攻击我。

3 . Training is everything: the peach is once a bitter almond; cauliflower is nothing but cabbage with college education.
训练就是一切：水蜜桃的前身是苦李子，而花椰菜无非是受过大学教育的椰菜罢了。

4 . It was the latest volley in an increasingly bitter exchange that began last week with a confrontation in the South China Sea.
这是自从上星期两国在南中国海对峙而导致双边关系日益紧张以来，双方最新的一次争执。

5 . Some were like this tortured elf, whose hatred of matriarchal rule was so bitter that he would willingly endure anything to see it end.
某些卓尔，就像刚才遭受折磨的那个，极端憎恨这个女性统治的社会，愿意付出一切来看到它的结束。