三缄其口

三缄其口

/ sān jiān qí kǒu /

简明
新汉英
现代汉语

1
remain silent
保持沉默：不说话或不发表意见。
2
remain mute as if one's mouth were sealed
3
be reluctant to speak or voice one's opinion
4
clam up
变得沉默：指变得不说话，拒绝交谈。
5
talk with great prudence
小心谨慎地说话：以非常谨慎的态度和方式进行交谈。

网络释义

1
Remain silent
也许，老贝对待这个问题三缄其口(Remain silent)是由于他认为球员跟东主的恋情的确有些“门不当户不对”。
2
to keep something quiet
... to imagine (v.) 想像；推测 to keep something quiet 对…保持沉默；三缄其口 energetic (adj.) 精力充沛的；活力十足的 ...

双语例句

1
警方已呼吁目击者出来作证，但看来当地人都三缄其口。
Police have appealed for witnesses, but it seems the locals are keeping shtum.
《牛津词典》
2
现在，外来食肉植物的黑市交易非常活跃，以至于植物学家一直对某些稀有物种的位置三缄其口。
The black market trade in exotic carnivorous plants is so vigorous now that botanists are keeping the location of some rare species a secret.
3
我打破了家人对父母破碎婚姻三缄其口的家庭禁忌。
I shattered the family taboo of silence about the break-up of my parents' marriage.

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三缄其口
三缄其口，汉语成语，拼音是sān jiān qí kǒu，意思是形容说话谨慎。也用来形容不肯或不敢开口。出自《太公金匮》。

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