a bitter pill
基本解释
- 苦药丸;不能不做的苦事;不得不忍受的屈辱
英汉例句
- 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。 - Having to turn to global markets with cap in hand is a bitter pill but could force reforms that will eventually leave those economies in stellar shape.
向手握资金的全球市场求助实际上是剂苦口良药,它最终会迫使求助者进行改革并使其经济获得巩固。 - For industrialists paying reluctantly to clean up their act, that must be a bitter pill.
ECONOMIST: Emissions - In contrast, social is a patience game, which for many can be a bitter pill.
FORBES: Why Small Businesses Are Losing On Social Media - Otherwise, they will have a bitter pill to swallow when change is forced upon them.
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双语例句
权威例句
词组短语
- swallow a bitter pill 吃黄连
- a bitter pill to swallow 吞下苦果;难以接受的事;难以承受的事;苦药丸
- a bitter pill to swwhichleow 吞下苦果
- give me a bitter pill 只如初见
- to take a bitter pill 难顶