| 释义 |
pipe down
1．call（sailors） away from work with a whistle吹哨唤（水手们）下班
*He piped the men down after boat drill．航行实习后他吹口哨解散队员。
2．stop talking；be quiet停止讲话；安静
*Do pipe down！I'm trying to work．务请安静下来！我要干活。
*The boy kept interrupting the speaker with questions，and every one of us had to pipe him down．那男孩老是发问，打断发言人的话，我们大家只得叫他住口。
*pipe up speak up大胆地说
*Everyone was afraid to talk to the police，but a small child piped up．大家都怕同警察说话，可是一位小男孩大胆地站出来开了腔。
*He piped up near the end of the meeting．会议临近结束时，他起来发了言。 |