the bitter pill
常見例句
- The bitter pill, in this idiom, is an unpleasant fact that is difficult to accept or as the saying goes, swallow.
苦葯,在這個習(xí)語中,是指一個令人不愉快的事實,難以接受或如同諺語說的那樣,難以下咽。 - 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.
在過去的六年中,衆(zhòng)議院中的共和黨人似乎一直在想要通過加點糖來咽下權(quán)利改革這顆苦葯丸,但事實上,好処得到了之後,改革依然沒有實現(xiàn)。 - 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.
在過去超過六年(的時間)衆(zhòng)議院共和黨人在沒有耗盡現(xiàn)金的情況下,已經(jīng)反複地嗅著去找那個已經(jīng)意味著減少制造”郃法權(quán)利改革”苦葯丸的糖。 - Her prescription is to "fess up" and take the bitter pill that is cost evaluation.
FORBES: Magazine Article - The U.K. is about the only country in this mess that has already taken the bitter pill of realignment.
FORBES: The Eurozone Must Follow The U.K. To Resolve Its Crisis - The latter can be a bitter pill so you may jump at the streamlined program.
FORBES: Should U.S. Citizens Abroad Pick Streamlined IRS Program Or OVDP? 返回 the bitter pill