| 释义 |
(informal) to not talk about something to somebody because it is a secret or because it will upset or annoy them守口如瓶；保持缄默- I've warned them to keep their mouths shut about this.我警告过他们对此事要守口如瓶。
- Now she's upset—why couldn't you keep your mouth shut?瞧她现在心烦意乱的样子，你就不能闭上嘴？
- The athletes were warned to keep their mouths shut about politics.运动员被警告不要谈论政治。
See also mouth | shut |