每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)：Bite one's tongue 保持沉默
2023-09-20 12:10:45 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
bite one's tongue不只是“咬舌頭”，也不是“咬舌自盡”，真實(shí)含義是“極力克制自己不沖口而出、忍住不說(shuō)會(huì)給自己招惹麻煩的話”，即“忍住沖動(dòng)，保持沉默”。
【例句】
In order to keep peace in your marriage, sometimes you need to bite your tongue.
為了維持婚姻平安無(wú)事，有時(shí)你要保持沉默。
When his father-in-law visits, he always has to bite his tongue.
當(dāng)他的岳父來(lái)訪時(shí)，他總是保持緘默，小心說(shuō)話。