英语词组hide your light under a bushel是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

hide your light under a bushel keep quiet about your talents or accomplishments.

☞ A bushel is a unit of measurement equal to eight gallons: in former times the word also referred to a container able to hold this amount. The expression has its source in Matthew 5:15: 'neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick'.

2013Daily Telegraph Never one to hide his light under a bushel, Mr Robertson afterwards declared, to loud guffaws from the press room: 'Who dares wins.'

词组	hide your light under a bushel
释义	hide your light under a bushel keep quiet about your talents or accomplishments. ☞ A bushel is a unit of measurement equal to eight gallons: in former times the word also referred to a container able to hold this amount. The expression has its source in Matthew 5:15: 'neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick'. 2013Daily Telegraph Never one to hide his light under a bushel, Mr Robertson afterwards declared, to loud guffaws from the press room: 'Who dares wins.'
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