knuckle under
忍气吞声
►含义:
To give in to pressure
屈服于压力
►例句:
But I'm not going to knuckle under to this guy anymore.
我再也不能对那人忍气吞声了。(knuckle under+to+宾语)
►对话:
A:You can’t live a life by knuckling under.
你不能总是忍气吞声过下去吧。
B:I don’t want to be like this either. But I don’t have a choice.
我也不想这样,但我没得选。
►额外收获:
1.give in:让步、屈服
2.live a life:过生活
3.don’t have a choice:没得选、很无奈