词汇 | pipe down |
释义 | pipe down 1. call (sailors) away from work with a whistle 吹哨唤(水手们)下班 * He piped the men down after boat drill. 航行实习后他吹口哨解散队员。 2. stop talking; be quiet 停止讲话;安静 * Do pipe down!I'm trying to work. 务请安静下来!我要干活。 * The boy kept interrupting the speaker with questions, and every one of us had to pipe him down. 那男孩老是发问,打断发言人的话,我们大家只得叫他住口。 pipe up speak up 大胆地说 * Everyone was afraid to talk to the police, but a small child piped up. 大家都怕同警察说话,可是一位小男孩大胆地站出来开了腔。 * He piped up near the end of the meeting. 会议临近结束时,他起来发了言。 |
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