The phrase has been in use since 1796 and has always meant to have a "stiff upper lip" before doing something you don't want to do.

And, as well as confirming some long-held stereotypes, it also appears to confirm that the famous British stiff upper lip still exists.

另外，在验证一些老观念时，测试也表明英国人典型的沉稳内敛性格依然存在。

It is a far cry from the stiff upper lip image of British public school tradition, but that might be an improvement ( see below).

它与英国私立学校板着脸孔的传统形象相去甚远，但这或许是一种进步。

Our stiff upper lip seems to be something that gives us strength as a society when we most need it.

在我们最需要的时候，缄默似乎能给我们带来力量。

It would be a thousand pities to throw away such a chance of fun. It's proper pity such a clever girl should carry such a stiff upper lip.

白白放过这个有趣的机会，那真是太可惜了。这样聪明的女孩会如此倔强，真是太可惜了。

During the surgery, he needs to keep a stiff upper lip.

动手术时，他必须要坚强些。

As I have mentioned, he was large, with a reddened, chubby10 face and whiskers that hid his stiff upper lip completely.

我说过，他的个子很高，面色发红，满是赘肉，上嘴唇完全被浓密的胡须盖住，看起来就像他只长了下嘴唇似的。

During the crisis, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip and focused all his attention on finding a solution.

在危机中，他没有显现出慌张，专心一致找寻解决方案。

In the U.S., children are usually told to keep a stiff upper lip under any circumstances.

在美国，通常教导孩子应该在任何情况下保持镇定，表示勇敢。

He was taught at school to keep a stiff upper lip, whatever happens.

他在学校里学会了无论发生什么都不要将感情外露。

Although she was deeply saddened by the death of her son, she had a stiff upper lip at the funeral.

虽然她因丧子而悲恸万分，但是她在葬礼上（绷紧上唇）尽量不露哀伤。

So keep a stiff upper lip before Mason and everybody.

在梅森面前，在所有的人面前，都要沉着冷静。

Although the police officer was scared, he managed to keep a stiff upper lip.

尽管这名警官被吓坏了，他仍咬紧牙关坚持下去。

The first change, they argue, is that society is encouraging men to discuss their feelings more and so they are no longer displaying the stiff upper lip which stopped them from sharing their problems.

他们认为第一个改变是社会在鼓励男性更多地谈论他们的感受，这样他们就不会为了保持情感不外露的形象，而拒绝向别人倾诉他们遇到的问题。

House: I assume" minimal at best "is your stiff upper lip British way of saying" no chance in hell"?

我认为你说的“有可能”就是“根本没指望了”的英国表达方式。

In spite of all the criticism he received, he kept a stiff upper lip and said nothing.

尽管他受到很多的批评，但他仍然镇定自若，没有说什么。

The famous British "stiff upper lip" has become a thing of the past, according to a survey on Thursday which found Britons are no longer embarrassed to shed a tear or be affectionate in public.

上周四公布的一项调查称，英国人不苟言笑的著名形象如今已成为过去。调查发现，英国人已不再羞于当众落泪或流露感情。

I suffered a stiff upper lip.

于是我咬紧牙关忍了。

When asked what it meant by pollsters, most struggled, then fell back on such banalities as "the stiff upper lip" and "drinking tea".

当民意测验专家们被问及该定义时，通常也是很犹豫，最后只好打出一些陈词滥调如“僵硬的上嘴唇”和“喝茶”等。

Ekman's observation may be relevant to the British expression "keep a stiff upper lip" as a recommendation for handling stress.

埃克曼的看法可能与英国习语“保持咬紧牙关”有关，人们可以用过紧咬牙关缓解自身压力。

If you go to a Korean and a Japanese funeral, the Japanese are all stiff upper lip, and the Koreans are wailing and gnashing their teeth.

如果你去参加韩国和日本的葬礼，可以看到，日本人都面无表情，韩国人却嚎啕大哭、咬牙切齿。