a bitter pill to swallow的意思|示意
吞下苦果；（必须吞下去的）苦药丸，不能不做的苦事，不得不忍受的屈辱
a bitter pill to swallow相关例句
You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
你年龄太大了，没人愿意再给工作，这是你不得不接受的现实。
柯林斯例句
The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.
那次失败是一次难以吞咽的苦果.
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His failure was a bitter pill to swallow.
他的失败是一贴苦药,让人难以接受.
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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.
辞典例句
He was dinied admission to the committee and it was a bitter pill to swallow.
他未被吸收进委员会,极感失望.
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