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- a small round mass of solid medicine for swallowing whole药片, 药丸; 片剂, 丸剂。
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the Pill
a contraceptive pill避孕丸。
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- N. Amer. informal a tedious or unpleasant person〈北美, 非正式〉讨厌的家伙。
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- informal (in some sports) a humorous term for a ball〈非正式, 幽默〉（某些运动用的）球, 弹。
短语
a bitter pill (to swallow)
- an unpleasant or painful necessity (to accept)不得不承受的苦事。
sugar （或sweeten） the pill
- make an unpleasant or painful necessity more palatable使苦事变得容易接受。
派生词
pilular
adjective词源
late Middle English: ultimately from Latin pilula 'little ball', diminutive of pila; compare with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pille.