guard one's tongue

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To be careful in what one says; to avoid divulging information or speaking in a way considered to be inappropriate or offensive.
    — 1696, Aphra Behn, “Love-Letters to a Gentleman,” Letter 3, in All the Histories and Novels Written by the Late Ingenious Mrs. Behn, London: Samuel Briscoe, p. 47, […] though I scorn to guard my Tongue, as hoping ’twill never offend willingly; yet I can, with much adoe, hold it, when I have a great mind to say a thousand things I know will be taken in an ill sence.

词形变化

guards one's tongue present,singular,third-person guarding one's tongue participle,present guarded one's tongue participle,past guarded one's tongue past
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