Of all the griefs that harass the distrest, Sure the most bitter is a scornful jest.
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vt. [军]扰乱,骚扰;使烦扰,折磨;反复袭击;
💡 har=hard,ass(n 驴)-强硬的驴-不断地激怒
"He has sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people."
他委派大批的官员到这里骚扰我们的人民。
近义:hound, inconvenience, irk, irritate, molest, nag
adj. 确信的,确实的;有把握的;无疑的;一定的;
adv. 当然;确实地;无疑地;
"Make sure the shelf is aligned with the top of the cupboard."
务必使搁架与橱柜顶端对齐。
近义:inarguable, incontestable, incontrovertible, indefectible, indisputable, indubitable
反义:hesitant, hesitative, imprecise, improbable, inconclusive, indecisive
adj. 苦的;尖锐的;严寒的;怀恨的,愤愤不平的;
n. 苦;苦味物;苦啤酒;[航]系缆柱上的一圈缆索;
adv. 激烈地;痛苦地;严厉地;
vt. 使变苦;
💡 better-bitter:好的东西往往有点 苦{良药苦口}
"a long and bitter dispute"
漫长的激烈争论
近义:astringency, pungency, sourness, tartness, bitterness, amertume
反义:honeyed, mellow, sirupy, sugary, syrupy, hearty
a. 轻蔑的
近义:slighting, sneerful, snide, supercilious, withering, contemptuous
n. 笑话,玩笑;戏谑,诙谐;笑柄;
vi. 开玩笑,打趣;取笑,嘲弄;
"Would I jest about such a thing?"
这种事我会说着玩吗?
近义:joke, kid, tease, chaff, play, jeering