Keep one's mouth shut
保持沉默，一声不吭; 封起嘴巴; 钳口结舌
🧩 词语组成解析
keep
[kip]
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. （食品）保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持，保养;供养，抚养;生活，生计;饲料；牧草;
a. 人们的；自己的
mouth
[maʊθ]
n. 口;出入口;传闻;
vt. 装腔作势地说;喃喃地说，心不在焉地说，言不由衷地说;
vi. 装腔作势说话;
shut
[ʃʌt]
vt.& vi. 关闭;合上;打烊;闭上;
adj. 关闭;停业;合拢;关门;
🗣️ 情景例句
He is burning the midnight oil.
他在挑灯夜读。
I can't begin to tell you how much I appreciate this honor.
我实在是无法表达我对给予我此荣誉的感激之情。
This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then, he has developed another bad habit.
这次它叫着让人把它放出去！从那以后，它养成了另外一种坏习惯。