bitter pill to swallow

He found being made redundant a very bitter pill to swallow.

他认为被辞退是一件伤体面的事.

All that extra carbon dioxide, however, has been a bitter pill for the ocean to swallow.

然而，海洋并不能吸收掉所有这些额外的二氧化碳。

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。

It was really bitter pill to swallow at that time.

在当时,那真是一件“不得”不忍受的苦事.

Which can be a bitter pill for tech-savvy consumers to swallow as they become acclimated to regular advancements in every other part of their electronic devices, says Michal Ann Strahilevitz, a professor of marketing at Golden Gate University.

金门大学（Golden Gate University）市场营销教授米盖尔o安o斯特拉赫维茨表示，这对于深谙技术的消费者来说可能有点难以接受，因为他们已经习惯了电子设备每一部件都会定期改良。

The defeat was a bitter pill to swallow.

那次失败是一次难以吞咽的苦果.

The truth about her husband had been a bitter pill to swallow.

有关她丈夫的真相让人难以接受。

Sure, much of the phonemaker's storied legacy and future is now in Microsoft's hands, a bitter pill to swallow for many Finns.

如今手机制造商诺基亚的传奇和未来都握在微软手中，这是许多芬兰人不得不接受的痛苦现实。

This should not be a bitter pill for the region to swallow, especially when the alternative is a prolonged world recession.

这不应该是让亚洲吞下的一颗“苦丸”，尤其是如果另一条出路是全球持续衰退的话。

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。

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.

Howard: That's going to be a bitter pill for her to swallow.

霍华德：这对她来说一定很难接受。

His failure was a bitter pill to swallow.

他的失败是一贴苦药,让人难以接受.

I had expected to be given the new job at the office, and it was a bitter pill to swallow when I heard that it had been offered to someone else.

我盼望能够得到办公室的新工作，当我听到这个差使已给了别人时，我极感失望。

For the gay community, however, it was a bitter pill to swallow.

然而对于同性恋群体来说，这无疑是一枚难以下咽的苦果。

I'm sorry to tell you this, it's probably a bitter pill to swallow right now, but I'm going to have to give you notice, a month to be precise.

尽管现在对你来说可能很难接受，但是我还是得很抱歉地告诉你，你只能在这再工作一个月了。

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.