[ kǔ; kù ] Ⅰ形容词 1.(象胆汁或黄连的味道) bitter 短语和例子 这药苦极了。 this medicine tastes very bitter.2.(难受的; 痛苦的) painful; hard 短语和例子 愁眉苦脸 distressed looks; have a worried look3.[方言] (除去得太多; 损耗太过) (cut off) too much 短语和例子 指甲剪得太苦 trim one's nails too short; 树枝修得太苦了。 the trees are overpruned.Ⅱ名词 1.(难受; 痛苦) hardship; suffering; pain 短语和例子 吃 [怕] 苦 bear [fear] hardship; 苦里生, 甜里长 be born in misery but brought up in happiness; 诉苦 air one's sufferings; 他在旧社会受尽了苦。he went through all kinds of hardships in the old society.2.(姓氏) a surname 短语和例子 苦灼 ku zhuoⅢ动词 1.(使痛苦; 使难受) cause sb. suffering; give sb. a hard time 短语和例子 这事可苦了他了。 this matter really gave him a hard time.2.(苦于) suffer from; be troubled by 短语和例子 苦旱 suffer from droughtⅣ副词 (有耐心地; 尽力地) painstakingly; doing one's utmost 短语和例子 苦读 study hard; 苦留 try hard to ask sb. to stay; 苦劝 earnestly advise [exhort]; 勤学苦练 study and train hard