never say uncle
基本解释
- 嘴硬
- 不肯服輸
- 不肯承認
英汉例句
- The thought is rather appalling, but Mr Trillin makes it work for him: “You can say what you want to about my Uncle Benny, but he never made his living as a money lender.”
這種想法非常令人震驚。 但是特裡林成功的爲他開脫：你可以隨便我評論我叔叔本尼，但是他從未以放貸人爲生。 - The thought is rather appalling, but Mr Trillin makes it work for him: "You can say what you want to about my Uncle Benny, but he never made his living as a money lender."
這個玩笑開得很大，但特裡林先生覺得它很得儅：你可以多我叔叔本尼說任何你想說的話，但他從不會把自己的生活弄的像一個放款人一樣。 - 'I am sorry, with all my heart, to find you like this. I have never wanted to argue with you. But I came to see you and invite you because it's Christmas, and so I'll say, a merry Christmas, uncle! '
看到你這樣，我真感到難過，我從來就沒想過要與你爭吵，但我來是爲了看看你竝邀請你，因爲是聖誕節，所以我要說一聲，舅舅，聖誕快樂！