Bite the tongue
保持缄默
🧩 词语组成解析
bite
[baɪt]
vt.& vi. 咬;叮;
n. 咬;咬伤;疼痛;受骗;
vi. 刺痛;咬饵;有咬（或叮）的习性;（人）上当;
vt. （辣椒，胡椒等）刺激;（齿轮，螺丝，钳子，锚等）咬住;（利器等）刺进;（寒风等）刺骨;
abbr. 机内测试设备(Built-In Test Equipment);
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
tongue
[tʌŋ]
n. 舌头，喙;语言，方言;演说，鞋舌;[复]口才;
vt. 用舌吹;舔;嵌接;[古]批评，指责;
vi. 吹奏（管乐器）;运用舌法发音;突出;
🗣️ 情景例句
Hi.
嗨。
May I come in?
我能进来吗？
Hans returned to his family home, but the house had been bombed and no one in the neighbourhood knew what had become of the inhabitants.
汉斯重返故里，但他的家已被炸毁，左邻右舍谁也不知原住户的下落，