说长道短 meaning in Chinese
indulge in idle gossip; backbite people; gossip about people behind their backs; gossip idly; make captious comments; random talk; speak ill of a person who is absent 短语和例子
Examples
- I know how people chatter in england .
我知道英国人会怎样说长道短。 - He was in the jaws of the world .
他落到了说长道短的世界中。 - No man could say the watch had done more or less than its duty .
没有人能对这块表的报时说长道短。 - There was not a single thing about her that one could find fault with .
在她身上找不出一点让人家说长道短的地方。 - The women had gathered at the well which was their meeting place and center of gossip .
女人们则聚集在井边，这儿是他们会集的场所，说长道短的中心。