| 词汇 | stiff-upper-lip |
| 释义 | stiff upper lip noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˌstɪf ˌʌp.ə ˈlɪp/ us /ˌstɪf ˌʌp.ɚ ˈlɪp/ Someone who has a stiff upper lip does not show their feelings when they are upset: 坚忍，刚毅，沉得住气 He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip, whatever happens.他学会了无论发生什么事都要坚强。 Not showing or feeling emotions anodyne anti-sentimental belie bite bite your lipidiom frozenly glaze hard-bitten hardened icily phlegmatically poker face reserved reservedly sphinx-like unmoved unprocessed unresponsive unresponsively unresponsiveness Examples of stiff upper lipstiff upper lip Up to a point performers are exempted from self-restraint - from keeping a stiffupperlip. She was to keep a stiffupperlip. The development of the stiffupperlip is liable to be accompanied by the development of a similarly rigid mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They do not like to admit it and there is a lot of stiffupperlip, but many of our colleagues are hurting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The stiffupperlip and the poker face are in danger of freezing into a mask of anomymity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there are now signs that they are no longer prepared, as they were in the past, to keep a stiffupperlip. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Often enough they try to maintain a good heart and a stiffupperlip when all the circumstances are against them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He kept a stiffupperlip and refused absolutely, on grounds of public policy, to use public money to subsidise the private builder. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The party will implode upon itself, smiling sanguinely and with a stiffupperlip to the last behind its languid leader. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She finds rejection everywhere and is always told to keep a stiffupperlip and not cry. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Many of his television parts were as a stuffy, middle class buffoon, with a stiffupperlip, and he is known for deadpan drollery. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A sign of weakness is trembling of the upper lip, hence the saying keep a stiffupperlip. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. We must have some element of strength about us and some stiff upper lips, without being aggressive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Spalding has a formal manner, stiffupperlip, and fashionable clothes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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