音标:['bitә] ; 柯林斯词典等级:3 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
a. 苦的, 痛苦的, 怀恨的
adv. 刺骨
v. (使)变苦
n. English term for a dry sharp-tasting ale with strong flavor of hops (usually on draft)
n. the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
v. make bitter
s. very difficult to accept or bear
词型变化:名词复数形式 : bitters ; 现在分词 : bittering ; 过去式 : bittered ; 第三人称单数 : bitters ; 过去分词 : bittered
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词性分布:
形容词97%
名词3%

bitter的用法和样例:

例句

用作形容词(adj.)
  1. The medicine has a bitter taste.这药有苦味。
  2. The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.那次失败是一次难以吞咽的苦果。
  3. She wept bitter tears over the loss of her lover.她为失去了她的情人而流下痛苦的眼泪。
  4. Her voice took on a sudden bitter note.她的声音带着一股出意料的辛酸语气。
  5. His story brought back our bitter past .他的事使我们想起辛酸的往事。
  6. The bitter quarrel ended their friendship.那场激烈的争吵结束了他的友谊。
用作副词(adv.)
  1. He is bitter in his condemnation of terrorism.他言辞激烈地谴责恐怖主义。
  2. It has stopped snowing, but there's a bitter cold wind.已经停止下雪啦,不过,还刮着刺骨的寒风。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. Green tea, unlike black tea, has not been oxidized and can easily turn bitter if not made properly.绿茶与红茶不同,没有经过发酵氧化,如果处理不当很容易发涩变苦。
  2. The star is called Wormwood, and a third of the waters was turned into wormwood and many people died because of the water which had turned bitter.于是水的三分之一变成苦的,许多人因水变苦了而死去。
用作名词(n.)
  1. He has tasted the sweets and bitters of life.他已尝遍了人生的甜酸苦辣。
  2. A pint of bitter, please.请来一品脱苦啤酒。
  3. I like the coffee to taste a little bitter.我喜欢喝起来有点苦的咖啡。
  4. In the past, however, most medicines were very bitter tasting.然而,在过去,大部分的药都是非常苦的。

常见句型

用作形容词(adj.)
用作定语~+ n.
  1. Quinine has a bitter taste.奎宁有苦味。
  2. It tasted of bitter almonds.这有苦杏仁的味道。
  3. Bitter complaints could be heard here and there.到处怨声载道。
  4. He did the hard work without any bitter words.他毫无怨言地做这项艰苦的工作。
  5. None failed to shed bitter tears when they read the letter.读信的人无不洒下辛酸的眼泪。
  6. The bitter lesson had a lasting effect on him.这痛苦的教训对他产生了持久的影响。
  7. She learned a lot from bitter experience.她从惨痛的经验中懂得了许多。
  8. Defeat in the election was a bitter pill for him to swallow.在选举中失败是他难以下咽的苦果。
  9. The young couple split up after a bitter quarrel.那一对年轻夫妇大吵一场就离婚了。
  10. I had never known such bitter cold.我从来不知道有这样刺骨的寒冷。
  11. The bitter winter was coming.寒冬到了。
用作表语S+be+~
  1. Beer tastes bitter.啤酒品尝起来有些苦。
  2. Good medicines taste bitter.良药苦口。
  3. He is still bitter that he was once cold-shouldered.曾经受过冷遇,对此他至今怀恨在心。
S+be+~+ prep .-phrase
  1. She is bitter about her divorce.她对离婚感到很伤感。
  2. The manufacturers felt bitter about the increase in tax.厂商们对提高税收感到很愤怒。
  3. I'm still bitter about that.对此我仍耿耿于怀。
  4. He is bitter about not obtaining the visa from the embassy.拿不到大使馆的签证,他深感痛苦。
  5. He was bitter about not being admitted to the bar.他对未获得律师资格耿耿于怀。
  6. He was bitter against his wife.他对妻子心怀不满。
  7. They are all bitter against the new plans.他们都强烈反对新计划。
  8. He's bitter at his wife for refusing to give him a divorce.他恨他妻子不同意和他离婚。
  9. He is bitter in his condemnation of terrorism.他言辞激烈地谴责恐怖主义。
  10. They grew very bitter over the project.他们对这项计划十分不满。
  11. It is bitter to the mouth.它有苦味。
用作名词(n.)
  1. I prefer coffee to bitter.我喜欢咖啡,不喜欢苦啤酒。
  2. A pint of bitter, please.请来一品脱苦啤酒。
  3. I would like a (cup of) bitter.我想来一杯苦啤酒。
  4. He drinks a cup of bitter every day.他每天都喝一杯苦啤酒。

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)
~+名词
  • bitter almonds苦杏仁
  • bitter apple药西瓜
  • bitter argument激烈的争论
  • bitter chill刺骨的寒气
  • bitter cold刺骨的寒冷
  • bitter complaints愤恨的控诉
  • bitter disappointment极度的失望
  • bitter end最后,终结,死亡
  • bitter enemies死敌
  • bitter experience惨痛的教训
  • bitter fighting鏖战
  • bitter foes死敌
  • bitter hardships难以忍受的艰辛
  • bitter hatred刻骨的仇恨
  • bitter lesson痛苦的教训
  • bitter man不好惹的人
  • bitter pill不得不吞下的苦果
  • bitter quarrel激烈的争吵
  • bitter sorrow极度的悲伤
  • bitter taste苦味;后悔和不安的强烈感觉
  • bitter wine带苦味的葡萄酒
  • bitter winter寒冬
  • bitter wound重伤
动词+~
  • taste bitter尝起来苦
~+介词
  • bitter about因…而痛苦
  • bitter against强烈反对
用作名词 (n.)
介词+~
  • a cup of bitter一杯苦啤酒
  • a pint of bitter一品脱苦啤酒

经典引文

  • All words..Failing to give the bitter of the sweet.

    出自:Tennyson
  • Woman is a Mixture of Sweets and Bitters.

    出自:E. Jong
  • All men are agreed to call vinegar sour, honey sweet, and aloes bitter.

    出自:Burke
  • Without sugar or cream it was bitter as gall.

    出自:M. Mitchell
  • Bitter and very toxic leaves which even goats will not sample.

    出自:Anthony Huxley

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