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单词 bitter end
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈbit•ter ˈend, n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. the conclusion of a difficult situation:stayed with him until the bitter end.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
bit•ter end  (bit′ər end′ for 1; bit′ər end′ for 2),USA pronunciation 
  1. the conclusion of a difficult or unpleasant situation;
    the last or furthest extremity:Despite the unpleasant scenes in the movie, she insisted on staying until the bitter end.
  2. Naval Terms[Naut.]
    • , Nautical, Naval Termsthe inboard end of an anchor chain or cable, secured in the chain locker of a vessel.
    • , Nautical, Naval Termsthe end of any chain or cable.
  • probably bitt + er1, later taken as bitter 1620–30 in form bitters end

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bitter end n
  1. the end of a line, chain, or cable, esp the end secured in the chain locker of a vessel
  2. to the bitter end ⇒ until the finish of a task, job, or undertaking, however unpleasant or difficult
  3. until final defeat or death
Etymology: 19th Century: in both senses perhaps from bitt
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