【bilious】 - A-level备考词汇

bilious

UK:  ['bɪliəs]

US:  ['bɪliəs]

adj.

1.胆汁质的

2.胆汁(质)的;胆汁病(引起)的

3.胆汁的

4.胆汁症的

5.暴躁;肝火

6.易怒的,脾气大的

1 . he was a small , shriveled person , with bad teeth and a bilious air , an untidy grey beard , and savage eyes.
他瘦小干瘪，满口难看的牙齿，肝火很旺，蓬乱的灰胡子，还长着一双凶光四射的眼睛。

2 . These two men, of hard bilious natures both, rarely came into contact but they chafed each other's moods.
这两个人都是气质冷酷，易动肝火的，他们除了经常发生摩擦，是难得往来的。

3 . A nitpicking tax system, and bilious attitudes towards the expatriate rich, have made some feel unwanted in Britain.
吹毛求疵的纳税机制和对外国移民富豪的恶劣态度让一些人感到在英国不受欢迎。

4 . He was suffering, so the doctors said, from a bilious fever. Although they treated him by letting blood and giving him drugs, he recovered.
据医生说，他的病是胆热引起的，他凭医生给他治疗、放血、服药，他终于恢复了健康。

5 . But the national debate on immigration has recently acquired a bilious tone, focused overwhelmingly on the threat of illegal immigration.
但是针对移民问题的全国辩论近来压倒性地侧重非法移民的威胁，变得火药味十足。