低声下气 meaning in English
(形容恭顺小心) lower one's voice and stifle one's anger; soft-spoken and submissive; be obsequious; meek and subservient; speak humbly and under one's breath; speak low and repress one's feelings of revolt; have a servile manner; humble oneself
Examples
- Hareton tried, under his breath, to persuade her to go .
哈里顿低声下气地想劝她走开。 - He had been obliged to offer an abject apology to mr. alleyne for his impertinence .
他将不得不低声下气，为他的傲慢举动向艾莱恩先生请罪。 - "one must be very modest then to take with such women," ralph said humbly .
“一个人跟这样的女人讲话，千万必须小心，”拉尔夫低声下气地说。 - Gudrun is rather self-opinionated. she won't go cheap anywhere. or if she does, she'll pretty soon take herself back .
古娟相当固执己见，她不会低声下气地随便屈就。既使她屈尊低就了，她也会很快反悔的。 - As such things are inclined to do, and gave to his wife's mind its subdued and tactful turn, anxious to avoid taciturn replies .
事情往往是这样的，就使他的妻子不得不低声下气，见机行事，一心只想避免一问三不响。