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bittera. 1. acrid,sharp,sour苦的,辣的,酸的。 △Rom.2.4.86(79): “a very bitter sweeting,”一只很酸的蘋果。 2. harsh,sharp,offensive 刺耳的,尖刻的,冒犯的。 △H.V.4.8.44 (42): “And thou hast given me mostbitter terms.”你還對我說了些極刺耳的話。 3. sarcastic,biting挖苦的,刺人的。 △Lr.1.4.151(136):“A bitter fool!”真會挖苦的傻子! 4. sharp,shrewd尖刻的,俏皮的。 △Shr.5.2.45: “abitter jest or two!”一兩句俏皮的笑話。 5. cruel,harsh殘酷的,無情的。 △1H.IV.1.1.25:“Overwhose acres walked those blessed feet / Which four-teen hundred years ago were nailed/For our advan—tage on the bitter cross.”基督神圣的兩腳曾經(jīng)走過這些田畝,而在一千四百年前為了挽救我們,那一雙腳曾經(jīng)被釘在殘酷無情的十字架上。 △R.III.1. 4.194 (185): “Or whopronounced/The bitter sentence of poor Clarence’death?”再不然,有誰向可憐的克拉侖斯宣布了殘酷的死刑的判決? △R.III.2.1.105:“My brother killed no man,hisfault was thought,/And yet his punishment was bit-ter death.”我的兄弟并沒有殺人,他的過錯只是一念之差,但是對他的懲罰卻是殘酷的死刑。 △R.III.4.4.6: “And will toFrance,hoping the consequence/ Will prove as bit-ter,black,and tragical.”我要到法國去,希望這出戲的結(jié)尾也是同樣的刻毒、黑暗和悲慘。 6. harsh,violent無情的,兇暴的。 △2H.Ⅳ.4.1.93:“And consecrate commotion’s bitter edge?” i.e. sharpsword; cruel sword,使你把暴亂的兇刃神圣化? bitter business: deeds of bitter cruelty 狠毒行為。 △Ham.3.2.315 (390): “Now could I drink hotblood. / And do such bitter business as the day/Would quake to look on.”現(xiàn)在我可以痛飲熱血,干那白晝所不敢正視的殘忍行為。
bitterad. bitterly劇烈地,刺骨地。 △Ham.1.1.8:“’Tisbitter cold,”天冷得厲害。 bitter[?bit?]n. 苦(味),苦酒 v. 變苦 adj.&adv.苦味(的),悲痛(的) ◇ be bitter against 堅決反對 bitter pills may have wholesome offect 苦口良藥 take the bitter with the sweet 逆來順受 to the bitter end 拼命,戰(zhàn)斗到底 ‖ bitterly adv. bitterness n.bitteriy n. 苦味 bitters n. 苦酒 |