bitter liquor

• 苦酒

bitter liquor的用法和样例：

例句

1. This, however, formed a part of the bitter cup which she was doomed to drink, to atone for crimes and follies to which she had no accession.
   可是，这是她命中注定要喝的一杯苦酒，从而清偿与她毫不相关的罪过和愚蠢。
2. For France and Zidane there was no fairy-tale ending and instead they are left to reflect on a bitter ending to an unexpectedly long adventure.
   而在法国队这一边，他们将在今后的许多年里回味自酿的苦酒和齐达内的红牌。