英语口语练习小对话 第906期:忍气吞声
日期:2015-09-15
eat dirt
1. 解词释义
Eat dirt的字面意思是“将污垢吞下去”，比喻为“忍气吞声，忍辱含垢”之意。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. In order to carry out this important task, I had to eat dirt.
为完成这项重要的任务, 我不得不忍辱负重。
e.g. Mr.Johnson was so much afraid of losing his job that he would eat dirt whenever the boss got mean.
约翰森先生唯恐失去工作，以致生当他的老板大发脾气，他都宁可忍气吞声。
e.g. Paul had to eat dirt though his director's very rude to him. Otherwise he might have lost the job.
保罗对经理的粗暴无礼忍气吞声，要不然他就可能被解雇。
e.g. Mark had to eat dirt, taking his boss's rough criticisms all day and he would blow off steam at home by scolding his children.
马克对老板成天粗暴的批评只得忍气吞声，而回到家里就骂孩子出气。