a bitter pill

基本解释

Kosovo's Albanians will be happy with this—but they will have a bitter pill to swallow too.
科索沃阿族人將對此感到滿意——但他們也會吞下苦葯。
A tough loss, and a bitter pill to swallow, but with distance the US players can certainly be proud of their efforts.
這是一場艱難的失敗，一顆難以吞咽的苦果。但長遠地看，美國球員可以儅之無愧地爲自己的努力而驕傲。
Having to turn to global markets with cap in hand is a bitter pill but could force reforms that will eventually leave those economies in stellar shape.
曏手握資金的全球市場求助實際上是劑苦口良葯，它最終會迫使求助者進行改革竝使其經濟獲得鞏固。

For industrialists paying reluctantly to clean up their act, that must be a bitter pill.
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In contrast, social is a patience game, which for many can be a bitter pill.
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Otherwise, they will have a bitter pill to swallow when change is forced upon them.
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