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bitter
معنی و توضیح
The word “bitter,” in this podcast, means resentful, or feeling that something was unfair and not being willing to forgive or forget: “Jerry is a bitter old man who never says anything nice about anyone.” The word “bitter” can also describe something that makes one feel very unhappy: “When Wallace decided to become a musician instead of a doctor, it was a bitter disappointment for his parents.” The phrase “bitter cold” describes very cold weather: “You’ll need to buy a warm jacket for the bitter cold before you move to Minnesota.” The word “bitter” can also describe the strong taste of something that is not sweet: “Ulysses never drinks coffee because he thinks it’s too bitter.” Finally, the phase “to the bitter end” describes finishing something in a long and difficult process: “Shane and his doctors fought the cancer to the bitter end.”
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Expressing Bitter Feelings». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 782: Expressing Bitter Feelings.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast episode 782. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
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This episode is a dialogue about “bitter feelings,” about being angry at someone else. Sounds like fun! Let’s get started.
Laurent: I’m done with women! They’re liars and manipulators.
Julie: Let me guess. You’ve had a bad breakup?
Laurent: It wasn’t just bad. It was monumentally awful. I’m never going to date again.
Julie: You’re just feeling bitter right now, but you’ll get over it. You won’t always feel so jaded. Wait a second. Did you break up with Brittany?
Laurent: Yeah, I’ve told you about her before.
Julie: I remember. Don’t you guys have an on-again, off-again relationship? I mean haven’t you guys
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