表达 “when reality bites 当现实反咬你一口的时候” 可以用来描述人在长期逃避某件事之后不得不面对残酷现实的情况。

例句

You try to stay together with a partner you don't love, but when reality bites, you'll have to separate!

你试图和你不爱的另一半在一起，但当你不得不直面现实的时候，就得分手了！

After three years of wearing a hat, reality finally bit and I accepted that my hair had fallen out.

三年来我一直戴着帽子，但我终于勇敢接受头发掉光的现实。

Only after her relative's funeral did reality truly bite. She finally accepted that no one could live forever.

在她参加了亲戚的葬礼后不得不直面现实，终于接受了没有人是会长生不老的事实。