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ADJ-GRADED
激烈的；猛烈的；充滿敵意的
In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
例句
...the scene of bitter fighting during the Second World War.
第二次世界大戰期間激烈的戰斗場面
...a bitter attack on the Government's failure to support manufacturing...
對政府支持制造業不力的猛烈抨擊
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ADJ-GRADED
怨恨的；憤憤不平的
If someone is bitter after a disappointing experience or after being treated unfairly, they continue to feel angry about it.
例句
She is said to be very bitter about the way she was sacked...
據說，她對自己被以如此方式解雇而感到憤憤不平。
His long life was marked by bitter personal and political memories.
他漫長的一生充滿了關于個人生活和政治生涯的苦澀記憶。
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ADJ-GRADED
（經歷或感覺）令人非常失望的，痛苦的，辛酸的
A bitter experience makes you feel very disappointed. You can also use bitter to emphasize feelings of disappointment.
例句
I think the decision was a bitter blow from which he never quite recovered...
我想這個決定對他是個沉重的打擊，從此以后他一蹶不振。
A great deal of bitter experience had taught him how to lose gracefully...
大量慘痛的經歷讓他學會了如何坦然面對失敗。
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ADJ-GRADED
寒冷的；刺骨的
Bitter weather, or a bitter wind, is extremely cold.
例句
Outside, a bitter east wind was accompanied by flurries of snow.
外面，刺骨的東風伴著陣陣小雪。
...after spending a night in the bitter cold.
在嚴寒中度過一夜之后
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ADJ-GRADED
（味道）苦的
A bitter taste is sharp, not sweet, and often slightly unpleasant.
例句
The leaves taste rather bitter.
這些葉子味道相當苦。
...as the wine ages, losing its bitter harshness, and becoming softer and smoother.
年深日久，酒會褪去辣味，口感變得醇和起來
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N-MASS
苦啤酒
Bitter is a kind of beer that is light brown in colour.
例句
...a pint of bitter.
一品脫苦啤酒
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PHRASE
堅持到底；拼到底
If you say that you will continue doing something to the bitter end, especially something difficult or unpleasant, you are emphasizing that you will continue doing it until it is completely finished.
例句
The guerrillas would fight to the bitter end, he said, in order to achieve their main goal.
他說，游擊隊員會為實現主要目標而戰斗到底。