释义 |
bite your tongue informal also bite your lip : to not speak : to stop yourself from saying something that you are tempted to say忍住不说;保持缄默 I thought she was acting foolishly, but I bit my tongue [=held my tongue] and didn't say anything.我觉得她的行为很愚蠢,但我忍住了,什么也没说。 — often used as a command常用作命令 “I hope he gets hurt.” “Bite your tongue! [=don't say that] That's a terrible thing to say!”“我希望他受伤。”“住嘴吧!那样说太不像话了!” bite |