| 释义 |
stop (one's) mouth stop (one's) mouthobsolete To keep someone from being able to speak, either physically or emotionally. I stopped his mouth with my finger, and told him to be silent for a moment. The bitter sadness stopped my mouth halfway through my speech, and I was unable to say another word for a full minute.See also: mouth, stopstop someone's mouth bribe or otherwise induce a person to keep silent about something.See also: mouth, stop |