一言半语 meaning in English
a word or two
Examples
- Shout a few flying syllables as they pass
他们驾车路过的时候，大声嚷出一言半语。 - For the hesitant , a thousand words do not help . for the determined , a word or two is like spring rain
没有志气的人，千言万语好比耳边风；胸怀大志的人，一言半语皆如及时雨。 - Slipping his words deftly into the pauses of the clanking he drew swiftly on the scarred - woodwork . house of key s - like that , see
每逢噪音间歇的当儿，他就乖巧地插上一言半语，并在遍体斑痕的木桌上，麻利地面起图样。 - After sitting in this manner a quarter of an hour without hearing miss bingley s voice , elizabeth was roused by receiving from her a cold enquiry after the health of her family . she answered with equal indifference and brevity , and the other said no more
伊丽莎白就这样坐了一刻钟之久，没有听到彬格莱小姐发表一言半语，后来忽然之间吓了一跳，原来是彬格莱小姐冷冰冰地问候她家里人的安好。