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bite your tongue to stop yourself from saying what you really think, even though this is difficult强忍住不说:•She should have bitten her tongue.她应当忍住不说出来的。bite your tongue to stop yourself saying something because you know it would not be sensible to say it忍住不说，保持缄默:•I wanted to argue, but I had to bite my tongue.我想辩驳，但又不得不保持缄默。bite your ˈtongueto stop yourself from saying sth that might upset sb or cause an argument, although you want to speak隐忍不言（避免祸从口出）I didn't believe her explanation but I bit my tongue.我不相信她的解释，但我忍着没有说出来。 |