bitter pill to swallow
基本解释
- 难以下咽的苦药
- 难以忍受之苦
- 不得不忍受的苦事
英汉例句
- It is a bitter pill to swallow but the truth is fear drives your life.
一个好一点的解释是你只是在忍受，但事实是你让恐惧掌控了你的生活。 - Kosovo's Albanians will be happy with this—but they will have a bitter pill to swallow too.
科索沃阿族人将对此感到满意——但他们也会吞下苦药。 - A tough loss, and a bitter pill to swallow, but with distance the US players can certainly be proud of their efforts.
这是一场艰难的失败，一颗难以吞咽的苦果。 但长远地看，美国球员可以当之无愧地为自己的努力而骄傲。 - Otherwise, they will have a bitter pill to swallow when change is forced upon them.
FORBES: One Way To Fix Health Care's Obesity Problem - "It's a sweet bitter pill to swallow, " said Isaac Abraham, a spokesman for the community.
NPR: Man Held Without Bail In NY Couple's Deadly Crash - For parliament member Mustafa Alush(ph), nominating another general was a bitter pill to swallow.
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