| 释义 |
●ˌhold your ˈpeace/ˈtongue (old-fashioned) say nothing; remain silent although you would like to give your opinion 不作声；保持缄默◆We don’t want anyone to know what’s happened, so you’d better hold your tongue — do you understand?
我们不想任何人知道发生了什么，所以你最好什么都别说，明白了吗？◆I didn’t want to start another argument, so I held my peace.
我不想再引起一场争辩，于是保持沉默。 |