bitter pill to swallow

bitter pill to swallow 基本解释

难以吞咽的苦药,难以接受的事

bitter pill to swallow 用法和例句

1、He found being made redundant a very bitter pill to swallow.

他认为被辞退是一件伤体面的事。

2、The fact that he no longer is a superstar is a bitter pill to swallow.

他难以接受不再是当红巨星的事实。

3、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。

重点词汇

bitter a. 苦的, 痛苦的, 怀恨的 adv. 刺骨 v. (使)变苦

pill n. 药丸；弹丸；口服避孕药；讨厌鬼 vt. 使服用药丸；把…制成药丸；投票反对；抢劫 vi. 服用药丸；制成药丸；起球

swallow vt.& vi. 吞，咽；忍耐，忍受 vt. 不流露；<口>忍受，轻信 n. [鸟]燕子；胃管，食道；一次吞咽的量；（滑车等的）通索孔