Close-lipped
a. 沉默的, 寡言的
🧩 词语组成解析
close
[kloz]
adj. 紧密的;亲密的;亲近的;
vt. 关;结束;使靠近;
vi. 关;结束;关闭;
adv. 紧密地;
n. 结束;
clud(shut)→关闭；结束；接近的；亲近的；准确的
a. 有嘴的, 长着嘴唇的
🗣️ 情景例句
I'd like to call home
我想打电话回家
Beggars cannot be choosers.
饥不择食。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.
如果存在一个不公平的法律--而且在印度与南非的英国统治者已经通过了许多这样的法律--那么不遵守这一法律是每个人的责任，但不要使用暴力。