You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.

你年龄太大了，没人愿意再给工作，这是你不得不接受的现实。

柯林斯例句

It was 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.

辞典例句

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.

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His failure was a bitter pill to swallow.

他的失败是一贴苦药,让人难以接受.

互联网

The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.

那次失败是一次难以吞咽的苦果.

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