忍气吞声 meaning in English
swallow insult and humiliation silently; control oneself and suppress one's indignation; eat humble pie [dirt; the leek]; endure without protest; hold back one's anger and say nothing; restrain one's anger and abstain from saying anything; restrain [repress] one's anger and keep silent; smother one's annoyance [anger]; submit to humiliation; suppress one's groans [indignation]; swallow one's anger [resentment] and dare say nothing; swallow one's pride and endure in silence; swallow one's wrath and not dare to speak; swallow the insults in meek submission; suffer indignities without a protest
Examples
- She swallowed her anger and carried on .
她忍气吞声地继续进行下去。 - You put up with old max and his temper .
你忍气吞声和老艾马克斯一起过日子还要看他的脸色。 - Behind me, grossbart swallowed hard, accepting his destiny .
在我背后，格罗斯巴特忍气吞声，接受了他的命运。 - They may have to endure hostility from others in their new country .
在那个陌生的国家里，他们也许还不得不忍气吞声地受别人的敌视。 - Before he was well aware of it, annixter was "eating crow" before old man tree .
安尼克斯特自己也没有弄明白是怎么回事，就“忍气吞声”的站在老特利面前了。