dirty linen

dirty linen

美 　英

• na.家丑
• 網絡臟衣服；丑事

英漢解釋

na.

1. 家丑

英英解釋

n.	1. personal matters that it would be embarrassing or disadvantageous to let other people know about

例句

Mr. Green quarrelled with his wife last night . He said she seemed to enjoy washing their dirty linen in public .

格林先生昨晚同他的太太吵了一架。他說他太太好像把在公眾場合談論家里的私事作為一種樂趣。

Although it was none of the world's business, the outing of Bill's dirty linen played badly for his wife.

雖然那是沒有的世界各地的商界，郊游的條例草案的臟床單踢得很差，為他的妻子。

That lady does not seem to mind airing her dirty linen in public. She is talking so loudly on the bus about her quarrel with her husband.

那位太太好像不在意別人知道她的隱私，她居然在公共汽車上大聲談論她在她丈夫之間的爭吵。

When Mr. Brown returned from the meeting, he was criticized by the manager for washing the company's dirty linen in public.

布朗先生出席會議歸來受到了經理的斥責，因為他泄露了公司的機密。

He seems to be paid for it. Sunning police dirty linen. Such as accident overdoses of truth drug.

他拿了錢好像就是專門來揭發警察部門的丑事的，如錯用過量的誘供藥物。

Do not wash your dirty linen in publish, this is an old saying passed over generations, and it is still true today.

有句祖祖輩輩傳下來的古話，家丑不可外揚，至今仍是不變的真理。

Dirty linen should be washed in private, as Napoleon used to say.

拿破侖說過，臟衣服得躲在家里洗。

Domestic violence is a family matter, do not wash dirty linen in public.

家庭暴力是家務事，家丑不可外揚。

KU: Whether the context of reality criticism will encounter restriction, and can we wash dirty linen in public?

庫：現實批判的語境是否會遭遇限制，家丑是否可以外揚？

In a lifetime 22 workmen will have examined the contents of your dirty linen basket.

一生當中會有22個工人偷偷翻過你放臟內衣褲的籃子。

Everyone in the office knew that the manager and the secretary were angry with each other because they aired their dirty linen in public.

辦公室里的每個人都知道經理同秘書關系不睦，因為他們在大庭廣眾之下說出了他們吵架的事。

If you're unfair to me, I'll certainly hang out all your dirty linen.

如果你對我不公平，我就把你的那些丑事都給抖露出去。

Chinese sayings like "don't wash your dirty linen in public" . . . prove the insularity of the Chinese family.

中國人古話如“家丑不可外揚”……證明了中國家庭的保守封閉。

Dirty linen should be washed at home.

臟衣服應在自家洗。

Nobody wants to wash their dirty linen in public.

沒有人想在公共場合談論私事。

Tom is a drug addict, but the family never air its dirty linen in public.

湯姆吸毒成癮，但他全家人對此守口如瓶。

If you are unfair to me, I will certainly hang out all your dirty linen.

你要是對我不公平，我就把你那些丑事都抖露出去。

Even if we aired his dirty linen I think he'd prefer minor martyrdom to talking, betraying his vows.

既使我們把他的丑事張揚出去，我想他也會寧肯吃點苦頭也不愿違背自己的誓言而開口。

You want to wash dirty linen in public?

你要家丑外揚嗎？

"Frenchman or Russian prince incognito , " said the Frenchman, looking at Pierre's fine, though dirty linen, and the ring on his finger;

“是法國人也好，化名的俄國公爵也好，”他說，同時看了看雖然很臟，卻很精致的皮埃爾的襯衫和他手上的戒指。

She washed the dirty linen, the shirts, and the dish-cloths, which she dried upon a line;

臟衣服、襯衫、抹布也都得自己洗了晾在一根繩上。