embitter

vt. 使受苦, 使(更)恶化, 使怨恨, 加苦味于

发音

UK /ɪmˈbɪtə/
UK /ɛm-/
US /əmˈbɪtəɹ/
US /ɛm-/
US /-ɾəɹ/

词形变化

embittered embittereth embittering embitters 三单 embitters embittering 现在分词 embittered 过去式 embittered 过去分词 embitterest embitteredst 过去式 embittereth 三单 embittered 复数

别名

imbitter

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause (someone or their feelings) to become more angry, resentful, or unfriendly; to envenom.

    比喻 及物
  2. 2.

    To cause (something) to be or taste bitter; to bitter.

    古体 及物
  3. 3.

    To cause (a positive quality such as happiness, or a thing such as an activity or one's life) to become less good or pleasurable; also, to make (a negative quality, or thing such as a disagreement) worse or more unpleasant.

    比喻 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

acerbate envenom

上位词 8

depress dismay demoralize cast down deject demoralise dispirit get down

词源

From em- (variant of the suffix en- with the sense ‘to become’) + bitter.

来源：wiktionary