read somebody's face 察言观色

时间：2021-07-14 05:32:06

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“察言观色”，汉语成语，字面意思是“carefully weigh up a person’s words and closely watch his/her facial expressions”，指观察言语脸色来揣摩对方的心意。可以翻译为“watch a person’s every mood或read somebody’s face”。
 
例句：
 
她善于察言观色，能领会经理的心思。
She is good at gauging1 people's mind, and so she understands the manager's every mood and thoughts.

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1 gauging 43b7cd74ff2d7de0267e44c307ca3757     
n.测量[试]，测定，计量v.（用仪器）测量( gauge的现在分词 )；估计；计量；划分
参考例句：
  • The method is especially attractive for gauging natural streams. 该方法对于测量天然的流注具有特殊的吸引力。 来自辞典例句
  • Incommunicative as he was, some time elapsed before I had an opportunity of gauging his mind. 由于他不爱说话，我过了一些时候才有机会探测他的心灵。 来自辞典例句

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