the bitter pill

常见例句

双语例句

• The bitter pill, in this idiom, is an unpleasant fact that is difficult to accept or as the saying goes, swallow.
  苦药，在这个习语中，是指一个令人不愉快的事实，难以接受或如同谚语说的那样，难以下咽。
• Over the past six years the House Republicans have repeatedly snuffled up the sugar that had been meant to make the bitter pill of entitlement reform go down, without swallowing the hard stuff.
  在过去的六年中，众议院中的共和党人似乎一直在想要通过加点糖来咽下权利改革这颗苦药丸，但事实上，好处得到了之后，改革依然没有实现。
• Over thepast six years the House Republicans have repeatedly snuffled up the sugar that had been meant to make the bitter pill of entitlement reform go down, without swallowing the hard stuff.
  在过去超过六年（的时间）众议院共和党人在没有耗尽现金的情况下，已经反复地嗅着去找那个已经意味着减少制造”合法权利改革”苦药丸的糖。

权威例句

• Her prescription is to "fess up" and take the bitter pill that is cost evaluation.
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• The U.K. is about the only country in this mess that has already taken the bitter pill of realignment.
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• The latter can be a bitter pill so you may jump at the streamlined program.
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