pill

noun

1. 药丸；药片
   a small flat round piece of medicine that you swallow without chewing it
   1. a vitamin pill
      维生素片
2. 口服避孕药
   a pill that some women take to prevent them becoming pregnant
   1. the contraceptive pill
      避孕药丸
   2. to be/go on the pill
      在服用避孕药
3. 讨厌的人；讨厌鬼
   an annoying person

verb

1. 起球；结绒
   to become covered in very small balls of fibre

1. N-COUNT 药丸；丸剂
   Pills are small solid round masses of medicine or vitamins that you swallow without chewing.
   1. Why do I have to take all these pills?
      我为什么非得服下所有这些药丸呢？
   2. ...sleeping pills.
      安眠药
2. N-SING （女用）口服避孕药
   If a woman is on the pill, she takes a special pill that prevents her from becoming pregnant.
   1. She had been on the pill for three years.
      她吃口服避孕药已有3年。
   2. ...the contraceptive pill.
      避孕药丸
3. PHRASE 不得不承受的苦事；不得不接受的现实
   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 .
   1. You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
      你年龄太大了，没人愿意再给工作，这是你不得不接受的现实。
4. PHRASE 把苦药包上糖衣；使不愉快的事变得较易接受
   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.
   1. He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices.
      他提高了工资以使人们更易接受，尽管涨幅略低于他的价格升幅。

1. There was an impressive array of pill bottles stacked on top of the fridge
   冰箱上显眼地摆放着许多药瓶。
2. It was at that time she started taking the contraceptive pill.
   她就是从那个时候开始服用避孕药的。
3. The pill is the most efficient method of birth control.
   服用避孕药是最有效的避孕方法。
4. The contraceptive pill is the worst offender, but it is not the only drug to deplete the body's vitamin levels.
   避孕药的危害最大，但是它并不是唯一一种消耗体内维生素的药物。
5. The pill itself has changed a lot since it first came onto the market
   该药片本身自首次进入市场以来已经有了很大改变。
6. There are two types of contraceptive pill available and these are described overleaf.
   现有两种避孕药物，说明请见背面。
7. Why do I have to take all these pills?
   我为什么非得服下所有这些药丸呢？
8. She had been on the pill for three years.
   她吃口服避孕药已有3年。
9. You're too old to be given a job. That's a bitter pill to swallow.
   你年龄太大了，没人愿意再给工作，这是你不得不接受的现实。
10. He sweetened the pill by increasing wages, although by slightly less than he raised prices.
    他提高了工资以使人们更易接受，尽管涨幅略低于他的价格升幅。
11. Some believe this level of compensation is essentially a poison pill to put off any rival bidders.
    有些人认为这种程度的补偿实质上是阻止任何投标对手的“毒丸”防御。
12. I wake at 6 am as the sleeping pill doesn't work for more than nine hours
    安眠药的药效不会超过9个小时，所以我清晨6点就醒了。
13. He paid the pill by cashing in some bonds.
    他把一些证券兑换成现金付账。
14. This pill is to be sucked, not swallowed.
    此丸宜含服。
15. The pill is rather small. I can get it down without water.
    这药片很小，没有水我也能咽下去。
16. The company employed me that time, and I charged for selling of hypertension pill.
    本人此时受聘于北京中大天意药业有限公司，负责清旋降压片产品的营销工作。
17. This pill is of extraordinary efficacy.
    此丸有灵效。
18. She came off the pill on her doctor's advice.
    她遵医嘱停服避孕药。
19. One pill will deaden the ache.
    一片药就可止痛。
20. Take a pill every three hours.
    每隔三小时吃一粒药。
21. Put the pill on your tongue, and drink a big mouthful of water to wash it down.
    把药片放在舌头上，喝一大口水把它冲下去。
22. This pill will ensure you a good night's sleep.
    这颗药丸会确保你晚上一个好眠。
23. I'm on the pill.
    我是吃避孕药的。
24. But when I have stress, a pill is not what I want.
    但如果我有了压力，药丸不会是我想碰到的。
25. You created the pill that we found lodged in her throat.
    我们在她的喉咙中发现了你制作的药丸。
26. He swallowed the bitter pill.
    他吞下了苦味的药丸。
27. This is not a horse pill.
    这不是大药片。
28. I have the analysis report on that pill bottle.
    我拿到了药瓶的分析报告。
29. I took a sleeping pill and soon came over drowsy.
    我吃了一片安眠药，很快就昏昏欲睡了。
30. This pill will cure your headache, I warrant you.
    我保证这药片一定能治好你的头痛。

n.

sugar/sweeten the pill

• 药里加糖；缓和情况；缓解苦感
  to do sth that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant

a bitter pill (for sb) (to swallow)

• 严酷的现实；（难以咽下的）苦果
  a fact or an event that is unpleasant and difficult to accept

noun

1. a dose of medicine in the form of a small pellet

   Synonym:    lozengetablettab

2. something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size

3. a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception

   Synonym:    birth control pillcontraceptive pilloral contraceptive pilloral contraceptiveanovulatory druganovulant

4. something unpleasant or offensive that must be tolerated or endured
   1. his competitor's success was a bitter pill to take

5. a unpleasant or tiresome person