| 釋義 |
飲泣吞聲飲氣吞聲yǐn qì tūn shēngchoke back one’s sobs; gulp down one’s sobs (/rage);suffer in silence; swallow one’s bitterness; swallow one’s tears; weep silent tears
? 正在吞聲飲泣，看見鳳姐那邊的豐兒送衣裳過來。(《紅樓夢》1178) She was choking back her sobs when Fenger brought in the clothes sent by Xifeng.
? 假如第三種的人，雖然立志極高； 萬一丈夫長壽，天下太平，他便只好飲恨吞聲，做一世次等的人物。(《魯迅選集》Ⅱ—8) Some of the women in the third class may have the noblest resolutions,but what if their husbands live to a ripe old age and the world remains at peace? They will just have to suffer in silence,doomed to be second-class citizens all their lives.
? 為了求學(xué)，為了學(xué)校 “賜給” 的兩餐粗茶淡飯，他們?nèi)淌芰怂哪甑呐`生活。(楊沫《青春之歌》596) For the sake of an education and the two poor meals a day which the university offered,they had to swallow their bitterness and put up with the life of slaves for four years. |