keep one's mouth shut

短语

保持沉默，一声不吭; 封起嘴巴; 钳口结舌

发音

AU

词形变化

keeping one's mouth shut keeps one's mouth shut 三单 keeps one's mouth shut kept one's mouth shut keeping one's mouth shut 现在分词 kept one's mouth shut 过去式 kept one's mouth shut 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To keep a secret; to refrain from speaking indiscreetly or carelessly; broadly, to refrain from speaking altogether.

    习语

    Near-synonym: keep it in the family

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

keep quiet shut one's mouth

上位词 2

refrain forbear