eat one's word 食言
分类: 英语学习方法
Eat one's word并不是真的把文字吃下去,不是“食言”!
以前听过一个小笑话:儿子的债主拿着欠条找上门时,父母把欠条当面包一样吃了!
在这里“Eat one's word”,不是吃文字,是指“收回前言,承认自己说错了话”!
举个例子:
What he said proved wrong, so he had to eat his words.
事实证明他说错了,所以他只好收回前言。
I never thought Clare could handle this job, but I have to eat my words now.
我一直以为Clare无法胜任这份工作,看来我错了。