a bitter pill to swallow meaning in English
(必须吞下去的)苦药丸, 不能不做的苦事, 不得不忍受的屈辱
Examples
- 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。 - His failure was a bitter pill to swallow
他的失败是一贴苦药，让人难以接受。 - The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow
战败是不得不接受的屈辱(苦处) 。 - The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow
那次失败是一次难以吞咽的苦果。 - It is really a bitter pill to swallow at that time
在当时，那真是一件不得不忍受的苦事。