闭口

He would not let neighbours shame him into silence.

邻居们试图想让他自感羞愧而从此闭口，他是不会乖乖就范的。

He always clammed up when we asked him about his family.

我们一问到他的家庭时,他总是闭口不言.

The policeman was offered / given a bribe of 500 to keep his mouth shut.

向该警察行贿500英镑让他闭口不言.

You're always talking in isms—sexism, ageism, racism.

你张口闭口就是各种歧视—性别歧视、年龄歧视、种族歧视。

It is good to have a hatch before the door.

闭口深藏舌,安身处处牢.

The angry audience shouted the speaker down.

愤怒的听众大声喊使讲话者闭口不语.

I wonder why he closed up when you asked him.

我不知道为什么你问他时他闭口不答.

They could not open their mouths without talking about Poznan and Hungary.

开口波兹南,闭口匈牙利.

If you hang around with colleagues all the time you just end up talking shop.

如果整天和同事泡在一起的话，你最终就会变得开口闭口都是工作。

Everybody shuts up like a clam as soon as you mention it.

你一提及此事,大家便都闭口不言.

He knows the culprit but is not letting on.

他知道罪犯是谁，但却闭口不说。

Mr. Gordon stopped talking, and his friends knew something was up.

戈登先生突然闭口不言，他的朋友们知道有哪儿不对劲了。

" All this'old sport'business.

“ 张口闭口都是 ‘ 老兄 ’.

But you and others choose to keep your mouths closed and your eyes averted.

可是你,还有其他人,却闭口不提,看也不看.

Piggy opened his mouth to speak, caught Jack's eye and shut it again.

猪崽子张嘴要说, 瞥见杰克的眼神,又闭口不言.