Eat one's words 食言

2023-06-17 13:53:38  每日学英语
eat one's words字面意思是“把文字吃下去”,很多人自然就会将其理解成“食言”,当然其也有这个意思,需要注意的是这里的“word”必须是复数形式。但其还有“收回说过的话,承认前言有失,说错了,食言”的意思。

【例句】
Tom said he'd help us move, but hebroke his word and failed to show.
汤姆说他会帮我们搬家,但他食言了,他根本没露面。

What he said proved wrong, so he had toeat his words.
事实证明他说错了,所以他只好收回前言。

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