| 释义 |
on the tip of one's tongue used to indicate that one is almost but not quite able to bring a particular word or name to mind 就在某人的嘴边, 某人差一点就能想起的： his name's on the tip of my tongue! 他的名字就在我嘴边（可就是想不起）! ■ used to indicate that someone is about to utter a comment or question but thinks better of it 某人差一点说出口的： it was on the tip of his tongue to ask what was the matter. 他差一点就要开口问出了什么事。 |