沉淀汉英词典

bite the tongue

B 开头单词

基本解释

  • 保持缄默

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • Mustard and pepper bite the tongue.
    芥末和胡椒粉刺痛舌头。
  • Workers in their 30s and older typically "have enough life experience that you learn to bite the tongue and to not overreact," says executive search consultant Charley Polachi.
    执行搜索顾问Charley Polachi说，30几岁或是更年长的雇员一般都“具有足够的生活经验，他们知道要学着保持沉默，不要做过火的事”。

    • 权威例句

  • Set against the harsh tongue and poor syntax of his predecessor, Mr Walesa, the nattily dressed, sound-bite-loving ex-communist looked the more modern man that the country was in need of.
    ECONOMIST: Aleksander Kwasniewski, a polished Pole

词组短语

    短语

  • bite the lip or tongue 缄口结舌