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用中文说: "Jump down someone's throat"

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用中文说: "Jump down someone's throat"

Jump down someone's throat

【中文】猛烈的回击某人,对某人发火,愤怒反驳

Měngliè de huíjí mǒurén, duì mǒurén fà huǒ, fènnù fǎnbó

【解释】To react to sth that sb has said or done by suddenly speaking to them angrily.

【例句】

- Obviously they are still in love. The thing is that they can't really talk without jumping down each other's throats.

看得出来他们依然相爱,但问题是,他们一说话就斗气。

Kàn dé chūlái tāmen yīrán xiāng'ài, dàn wèntí shì, tāmen yī shuōhuà jiù dòuqì.

- We all need to learn to be good listeners. Jumping down someone's throat while he or she is talking is not only rude but not helpful in solving problems.

我们都应该学会倾听.打断别人说话不仅粗鲁而且也无益于解决问题。

Wǒmen dōu yīnggāi xuéhuì qīngtīng. Dǎduàn biérén shuōhuà bùjǐn cūlǔ érqiě yě wúyì yú jiějué wèntí.