Bite the bullet,表面意思是“咬住子彈”,這一短語(yǔ)究竟是什么意思,它又是怎么來(lái)的呢?
Bite the bullet的意思是“挺住困難,咬緊牙關(guān)”。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)的起源與外科手術(shù)有關(guān),在麻醉藥尚未出現(xiàn)的年代,醫(yī)護(hù)人員在為病人動(dòng)手術(shù)時(shí)會(huì)遞給他們一些東西(比如皮帶,在戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上就是子彈了),讓其咬住,用這種辦法緩解手術(shù)過(guò)程中的疼痛。
Bite the bullet:挺住困難,咬緊牙關(guān)
例句1:I'd really like to go to the beach today, but I’d better bite the bullet and stay at home to study for tomorrow's final exam.
例句2: I just got to bite the bullet because I know one day after all this storm I will be stronger.
例句3:It’s really painful. But I know have to bite the bullet.