| 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。 |