1. 藥丸；丸劑
    Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing.

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    e.g. Why do I have to take all these pills?
           我為什么非得服下所有這些藥丸呢？
    e.g. ...sleeping pills.
           安眠藥

2. （女用）口服避孕藥
    If a woman is on the pill, she takes a special pill that prevents her from becoming pregnant.

    e.g. She had been on the pill for three years.
           她吃口服避孕藥已有3年。
    e.g. ...the contraceptive pill.
           避孕藥丸

3. 不得不承受的苦事；不得不接受的現(xiàn)實(shí)
    If a person or group has to accept a failure or an unpleasant piece of news, you can say that it was a bitter pill or a bitter pill to swallow .

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    e.g. You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
           你年齡太大了，沒人愿意再給工作，這是你不得不接受的現(xiàn)實(shí)。

4. 把苦藥包上糖衣；使不愉快的事變得較易接受
    If someone does something to sweeten the pill or sugar the pill, they do it to make some unpleasant news or an unpleasant measure more acceptable.

    e.g. He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices.
           他提高了工資以使人們更易接受，盡管漲幅略低于他的價(jià)格升幅。