كيف تنطق "hard to swallow"

expression

HARD-tuh-SWAH-loh

HAHD-tuh-SWOL-oh

التعريف

If something is 'hard to swallow', it is difficult to believe or accept, often because it is upsetting or surprising.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈhɑɹd/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈswɑɫoʊ/, /ˈswɔɫoʊ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

hˈɑːd/ /tˈuː/ /swˈɒləʊ

أمريكي

HARD-tuh-SWAH-loh

بريطاني

HAHD-tuh-SWOL-oh

His decision to quit the team was hard to swallow.

The news of her moving away was hard to swallow for her friends.

The truth about the accident is hard to swallow.

Finding out you didn't get the job is hard to swallow, but don't give up.