1 N-COUNT 药丸;丸剂 Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing. 药丸;丸剂
2 N-SING (女用)口服避孕药 If a woman is on the pill, she takes a special pill that prevents her from becoming pregnant. (女用)口服避孕药
3 PHRASE 不得不承受的苦事;不得不接受的现实 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 . 不得不承受的苦事;不得不接受的现实
4 PHRASE 把苦药包上糖衣;使不愉快的事变得较易接受 If someone does something to sweeten the pill or sugar the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable. 把苦药包上糖衣;使不愉快的事变得较易接受
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He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices.
他提高了工资以使人们更易接受,尽管涨幅略低于他的价格升幅。
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