a bitter pill的意思|示意

美 / ə ˈbitə pil / 英 / e ˈbɪtɚ pɪl /

苦药丸;不能不做的苦事;不得不忍受的屈辱


a bitter pill的用法详解

英语单词a bitter pill的用法讲解

a bitter pill意指令人难以接受的事实,将令人不快或令人悲伤的事实比作被咽下的苦药。也就是一个强有力的俗语,用于指的是不快的信息,或一个不太愉快的结果。

示例用法:

1.The news of the job loss was a bitter pill to swallow.

失业的消息实在是苦口婆心。

2.It was a bitter pill for Mary to accept that she had failed the exam.

玛丽发现自己考试不及格是一件令人不快的事情。

3.I’m afraid it’s a bitter pill that you have to take.

恐怕你不得不接受这个令人不快的事实。

4.It was a bitter pill to find out that the building project was over budget.

发现建筑工程超支了,这是一件令人非常不快的事情。

总之,a bitter pill这个短语用来描述令人不快的事情或看似无可逃避的结果。

a bitter pill相关短语

1、 a bitter pill to swallow 吞下苦果,难以接受的事,难以承受的事

2、 give me a bitter pill 只如初见

3、 a bitter pill to swwhichleow 吞下苦果

4、 swallow a bitter pill 吃黄连

5、 to take a bitter pill 难顶

a bitter pill相关例句

Any pill is a bitter pill.

无药不苦.

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Mary was not invited to the dinner party and it was a bitter pill for her.

玛丽未被邀请出席宴会,令她极为失望.

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Defeat in the election was a bitter pill for him to swallow.

在选举中失败是他难以下咽的苦果.

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His competitor's success was a bitter pill to take.

他难以接受竞争对手的成功.

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And I'm not trying to be giving you a bitter pill, no I!

我不想给你一丸苦药吞, 我真的不想!

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It was really a bitter pill to swallow at that time.

在当时,那真是一件不得不忍受的苦事.

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