口语学习技巧|hold your tongue 维持缄默

假如有人叫你 hold your tongue^{1, 那意思就是叫你闭嘴，不要说了，特别是在你说了不中听的话时。}

例句

Im going to have to hold my tongue because I keep saying what I think and people get upset!

I had to tell Jane to hold her tongue; what she was saying didnt help us move forward in our planning meeting.

请注意

短语 slip^{2 of the tongue 的意思是口误、失言。}

例句

I meant to tell her she was fun not fat; it was just a slip of the tongue!