gall and wormwood中文什么意思

苦胆和茵陈；令人气愤的事

令人憎恶的东西, 极苦恼的事

• gall:     gall3 n. 1.( ...
• wormwood:    n. 1.【植物；植物学】蒿(属)； ...
• as bitter as gall [aloes; wormwood]:    苦如黄连

例句与用法

1. 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。
2. 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。