embitter

英 [ɪm'bɪtə; em-] 美 [ɪm'bɪtɚ]
  • vt. 使怨恨;使难受;使受苦
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embitter 使苦恼

em-, 进入,使。bitter, 苦。

embitter (v.)
c. 1600, from em- (1) + bitter (adj.). Now rare in its literal sense; figurative meaning first attested 1630s. Related: Embittered; embitterment.
1. The loss of all his money embitter the old man.
失去全部的钱,使这位老人甚为痛苦.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. Such catastrophe was of course likely to embitter the French nation.
这灾祸自然更会加重法国的痛苦.

来自辞典例句

3. Hops serve to embitter beer.
酒花的作用是使啤酒发苦.

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4. You are not fit to mix with the world - it would only embitter you.
你是个不宜与世共处的人,这个世界只会给你带来痛苦.

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5. Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
21你们作父亲的 、 不要惹儿女的气 、 恐怕他们失了志气.

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