hold your tongue 保持缄默

时间：2021-08-04 05:33:33

（单词翻译:单击）

如果有人让你 hold your tongue¹, 那意思就是让你闭嘴，别说了，尤其是在你说了不中听的话时。

例句

I'm going to have to hold my tongue because I keep saying what I think and people get upset!

I had to tell Jane to hold her tongue; what she was saying didn't help us move forward in our planning meeting.

请注意

短语 slip² of the tongue 的意思是口误、失言。

例句

I meant to tell her she was fun not fat; it was just a slip of the tongue!

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1 tongue
n.舌头，语言，口条，语言，说话方式；vt.舔，闲谈，斥责； vi.吹乐器
参考例句：
I can hardly move my tongue.我舌头不太能动。 The doctor looked at her tongue.医生诊看了她的舌头。

2 slip
n.滑倒，事故，片，纸片；vi.滑动，滑倒，失足；减退；vt.使滑动，滑过，摆脱，闪开，塞入；adj.滑动的，活络的，有活结的
参考例句：
One slip and you could fall off the building.脚下一滑就可能从建筑物上跌下去。 I hope you will pardon me for that slip.我希望您原谅我那次失误。