bite one's tongue

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To resist the urge to speak out, especially in order to avoid saying something inappropriate or likely to cause a dispute. idiomatic,intransitive
    — She wanted to go see a movie called Gigi, which I was not too thrilled about. But being a gentleman, I bit my tongue and said, “Okay.”

词形变化

bites one's tongue present,singular,third-person biting one's tongue participle,present bit one's tongue past bitten one's tongue participle,past
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