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单词 embitter
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embitter
verb[T]
uk
/ɪmˈbɪt.ər/us
/ɪmˈbɪt̬.ɚ/
to make someonefeelembittered(= veryangryabout things that havehappenedto you):
激怒，使怨恨
Theseattacksembitter ordisillusionsomesoldiers.这些攻击使一些士兵感到痛苦或幻灭。
He did notallowhissufferingto embitter him.他并没有因自己的痛苦而产生怨恨之情。
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embittered
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  • Theconstantkillingofinnocentsis embittering a newgeneration.
  • Thedebateembittersourattitudeto otherEuropeancountriesand makes usforgethow much weshare.
  • Romanticrejectioniscertainto embitter a man.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
  • aggravate
  • aggrieve
  • alienate
  • anger
  • annoy
  • bend
  • givesomeonethe shitsidiom
  • go too faridiom
  • goat
  • grate
  • hacksomeoneoff
  • joke
  • nark
  • nose
  • rubsomeoneup the wrong wayidiom
  • ruffle
  • rufflesomeone'sfeathersidiom
  • setsomeone'steeth on edgeidiom
  • step/tread onsomeone'stoesidiom
  • tit
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(Definition ofembitterfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

embitter| American Dictionary

embitter
verb[T]
us
/ɪmˈbɪt̬·ər/
to make someonefeelangryandunhappyfor alongtime:
In hislateryears, he was embittered by thelossof hismoneyandfame.
(Definition ofembitterfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofembitter

embitter
Transforming 'angry young men' into embittered, cynical 'couch-potatoes'.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Even here, in this compassionate reaction, are latently present the troubling elements-the implied comparison of scales of suffering and horror-that would laterembitteridentification.
From theCambridge English Corpus
To this embittered youth, the military not only fails at redressing social wrongs; it also upholds the country's inequalities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Some become embittered by events.
From theCambridge English Corpus
I believe it has had the effect of hardening and embittering this matter.
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Happily, that form of cruel social injustice no longer embitters human lives or haunts the conscience of a more fortunate minority.
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The employer knows that he cannot recover worthwhile damages and is in any case unwilling toembitterrelations with his employees by taking legal action.
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I have been given, now and again, a dozen excuses, but an excuse, unless it is a very good excuse, only annoys, only embitters.
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We must remove from the world the threat of an impending war which is hampering our recovery and embittering international relations.
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The risk of embittering relations with his employees would remain and might be increased.
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I feel that this is something which could well disappoint andembittermany people in this country.
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There are few things which soembittera man as being unemployed.
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They dominate the political scene, and on that account may furtherembitterthe relations between the two communities.
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You willembitterthe very people who are holding out.
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Otherwise, sanctions can drag on in embittering ineffectiveness.
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