基本解释别嚼舌头；忍住不说同根派生 英汉例句I wanted to tell him exactly what I thought of him, but I had to bite my tongue. 我本想明确告诉他我对他的看法，可是不得不保持沉默。英英字典剑桥英英字典to stop yourself from saying something that you would really like to say