leave a bad taste in sb's mouth
If an experience leaves a bad taste in your mouth, you have an unpleasant memory of it.
留下不愉快的记忆
- I think we all felt he'd been treated very unfairly and it left a bad taste in our mouths.
我想我们都觉得他受到了极不公平的待遇,这件事给我们留下了很不愉快的记忆。
- A:"How was your vacation?"
B: "It was great. But we had all of the money stolen from our hotel room."
A: "Oh, I am sorry to hear that."
B: "I know, the whole thing left a really bad taste in my mouth."
A: "你的假期过得怎么样?"
B: "好极了。但是我们的钱在旅馆里面被偷了。"
A: "奥,替你难过。"
B: "我知道,这件事给我留下了很糟糕的回忆。"
【解析】
这个很明显是一个比喻啦。当然字面意思也是可以直接拿来用的哦。比如你如果吃了一些比较刺有刺激性气味的食物,你可以说:It left a bad taste in my mouth。不过引申意思比较常见哦。