pill
[NOUN]
pills
1. [C 可数名词] 药丸
Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing.
近义词
双语例句
例：Why do I have to take all these pills?
我为什么非得吃了所有这些药丸？
2. [SING 单数型名词] 避孕药
If a woman is on the pill, she takes a special pill that prevents her from becoming pregnant.
双语例句
例：She had been on the pill for three years.
她曾服用过三年的避孕药。
NOUN. 名词
a bitter pill , a bitter pill to swallow
1. 不得不承受的苦事
If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow.
双语例句
例：You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
你年龄太大，没人愿意聘用你了。这是你不得不接受的现实。
sweeten the pill
1. 使不愉快的事变得更容易接受
If someone does something to sweeten the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable.
双语例句
例：A few words of praise help to sweeten the pill of criticism.
几句赞赏的话可以使批评更容易让人接受。
PHRASE. 习语
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