gall and wormwood meaning in Chinese
苦胆和茵陈;令人气愤的事
令人憎恶的东西, 极苦恼的事
Examples
- Harsh conditions and long working hours were gall and wormwood to early trade unionists
恶劣的条件和漫长的工作时间是早期工会工作者苦恼的原因。 - Exhausted by emotion , my language was more subdued than it generally was when it developed that sad theme ; and mindful of helen s warnings against the indulgence of resentment , i infused into the narrative far less of gall and wormwood than ordinary
我还记住了海伦的告诫,不一味沉溺于怨词,叙述时所掺杂的刻薄与恼恨比往日少得多,而且态度收敛,内容简明,听来更加可信。