bitter pill 详细解释

bitter pill

困恼

英英释义

名词 bitter orange:

any of various common orange trees yielding sour or bitter fruit; used as grafting stock

同义词:sour orange, Seville orange, bitter orange tree, bigarade, marmalade orange, Citrus aurantium

highly acidic orange used especially in marmalade

同义词:Seville orange, sour orange

补充

bitter pillbitter pill1.困恼,难以忍受的事

例句

1. The defeat was a bitter pill for the team to swallow.对于这支队而言,这次失败实在难以接受。