Bitter pill to swallow
难以吞咽的苦药,难以接受的事
🧩 词语组成解析
bitter
['bitə]
adj. 苦的;尖锐的;严寒的;怀恨的，愤愤不平的;
n. 苦;苦味物;苦啤酒;[航]系缆柱上的一圈缆索;
adv. 激烈地;痛苦地;严厉地;
vt. 使变苦;
pill
[pɪl]
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;
to
[tu,tə]
prep. 向，朝着;到;关于;属于;
adv. 朝一个方向的;到某种状态;关闭;
swallow
['swɑlo]
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;
🗣️ 情景例句
I have just one--playing golf. It's expensive, but it's a lot of fun.
我只有一种爱好，打高尔夫球。花费很高，但非常有趣。
Who's the second?
下一位是谁？
One day she came into his office and happened to put her hands on the door of a locked safe.
一天，维拉走进父亲的办公室，偶然把手放在一个锁着的保险柜的门上，