bitter /'bitә/

Meaning

English definition

• (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

Chinese translation

• a. 苦的, 痛苦的, 怀恨的
• adv. 刺骨
• v. (使)变苦

Word details

Part of speech

adjective

Pronunciation

/'bitә/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao · CET-4 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.21 · Rare

Word forms

bittering, bittered, bitters

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bitterness · bitterly

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