bitter pill

困恼

例句与用法：

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。

Defeat in the election is a bitter pill for him to swallow.

在选举中失败是他难以下咽的苦果。

Defeat in the election was a bitter pill for him to swallow.

在选举中失败是他难以下咽的苦果。

The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.

那次失败是一次难以吞咽的苦果。