"hard pill to swallow" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 难以接受的事实

Definition

指很难接受或让人不愉快的事实或情况。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个短语是口语表达，常用于描述难以接受的事实或坏消息。不要用于医学场合，仅为比喻意义。

Examples

Losing my job was a hard pill to swallow.

失去工作是一个**难以接受的事实**。

It's a hard pill to swallow, but we can't change what happened.

这虽然是个**难以接受的事实**，但我们无法改变已经发生的事。

Hearing the truth was a hard pill to swallow for him.

听到真相对他来说是一个**难以接受的事实**。

Finding out she didn't get the promotion was a hard pill to swallow, but she'll move on.

知道她没有升职是个**难以接受的事实**，但她会走出来的。

Sometimes the truth is a hard pill to swallow, but it's necessary to hear it.

有时候真相是个**难以接受的事实**，但必须听到。

That was a hard pill to swallow, no doubt, but now we know what to do next.

这确实是个**难以接受的事实**，但现在我们知道下一步该怎么做了。