Grit one’s teeth 咬紧牙关

今日短语

Grit one’s teeth

英语表达“grit one’s teeth”除了指一个人由于生气而“咬牙切齿”，还可以指“人们在碰到困难或麻烦时，咬紧牙关，依然下定决心接受困难的态度”。

例句

I gritted my teeth and finished eighth in the 10000 meter run. It was my personal best.

我咬紧牙关跑完了1万米，最后拿了第八名。也是我个人最佳成绩。

My grandpa doesn’t like big gatherings, but for the sake of the family, he gritted his teeth and allowed us to give him a big birthday party.

我爷爷不喜欢大型聚会，但因为考虑到家人的心意，他咬牙接受我们给他办个大型生日聚会的愿望。

We had to grit our teeth and accept the client’s terms and condition, because the contract is really important to us.

我们不得不咬咬牙接受客户的条件，因为这个合同对我们来说特别重要。