Weigh one's words 斟酌字句
2023-08-29 15:38:19 每日学英语
“words”是指”话语,字句”,”weigh” 除了称重外,还有“斟酌”之意。“weigh one's words”意思就是斟酌字句。
【例句】
Having a meeting with your boss each time, once the boss asks you to have a talk, be careful, you have to weigh your words, otherwise the boss would call names.
每次同老板开会,一旦老板要求你发言,小心了,你必须斟酌字句,否则老板就会骂人。
In order to write a good article, you have to weigh your words.
为了能写出一篇好文章,你不得不斟酌字句。