Pull one's punches 手下留情
2023-05-06 12:51:22 每日學(xué)英語
punch還可以用作名詞,意為重拳擊打。pull one's punches,表示言辭委婉、手下留情、不猛烈批評、不用全力,常用于否定句中。
【例句】
Her articles certainly don't pull any punches.
她的文章確實(shí)一針見血。
The CEO didn't pull any punch when he told the board that the company was in trouble.
CEO在告知董事會成員公司處于麻煩之中時并沒有委婉表達(dá)。