| 释义 |
饮泣吞声饮气吞声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
❍ 正在吞声饮泣，看见凤姐那边的丰儿送衣裳过来。(《红楼梦》1178) She was choking back her sobs when Fenger brought in the clothes sent by Xifeng.
❍ 假如第三种的人，虽然立志极高； 万一丈夫长寿，天下太平，他便只好饮恨吞声，做一世次等的人物。(《鲁迅选集》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.
❍ 为了求学，为了学校 “赐给” 的两餐粗茶淡饭，他们忍受了四年的奴隶生活。(杨沫《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. |