每日學(xué)英語:Button one’s lip 保持緘默
2023-12-20 13:49:42 每日學(xué)英語
Button 是紐扣,lip 是嘴唇,Button one's lip 字面意思是“嘴唇裝上紐扣”,真實(shí)含義是保持緘默,閉口不談,守口如瓶。
【例句】
He didn't want to get into a fight, so he decided to button his lip.
他不愿意卷入一場(chǎng)爭(zhēng)執(zhí),于是決定保持緘默。
Sometimes he would sit silent and abstracted, buttoning his lip.
有些時(shí)候他神思不定地坐在那里,一言不發(fā),任何人都不理。