linen n. 1.亚麻布,亚麻线。 2.〔pl.〕 亚麻布类;〔集合词〕亚麻布制品[衬衫、被单等]。 3.= linen paper. shoot one's linen (放下手)露出袖口。 wash one's dirty linen in public [at home] 家丑外扬[不外扬]。 adj. 亚麻的,亚麻布制的;亚麻色的。
dirty adj. (dirtier;dirtiest) 1.龌龊的,肮脏的,污秽的,不干净的;(原子核)污染的。 2.(手段等)卑鄙的。 3.下流的,猥亵的。 4.(钱财等)不正当的。 5.恶意的(话)。 6.(脸色)难看的。 7.(天气)恶劣的。 8.(颜色等)浑浊的。 9.(喇叭)声调邪乎的。 10.有毒瘾的,吸毒的 (opp. clean)。 That's a dirty shame! 真丢脸! a dirty fighter 无耻的拳头选手。 a dirty crack 〔美俚〕尖酸刻薄的话,挖苦话。 a dirty dig 〔美俚〕刻薄嘴,骂人话。 a dirty trumpet 声调邪乎的喇叭。 do one's dirty work for another 为某人效劳,做某人部下。 do the dirty on ... 对…干卑鄙的勾当。 vt. (dirtied;dirty-ing) 弄脏;沾污。 dirty one's hands 弄脏自己的手脚,有损于自己的人格。 vi. 变脏。
I won't air your dirty linen in public . 我不会轻易揭别人的短。
Dirty linen should be washed in private, as napoleon used to say . 拿破仑说过,脏衣服得躲在家里洗。
We'll talk about it when the guests have gone. let's not wash our dirty linen in public . 咱们还是莫把家丑外扬,这件事等客人走后再说吧!
Even if we aired his dirty linen i think he'd prefer minor martyrdom to talking, betraying his vows . 既使我们把他的丑事张扬出去,我想他也会宁肯吃点苦头也不愿违背自己的誓言而开口。
He is curiously secretive for one who, according to some of his contemporary reviewers, liked to wash his dirty linen in public . 在他那个时代,有些批评家说他最喜欢宣扬家五,果真如此,他又显得过于躲躲闪闪了。
Don ' t wash your dirty linen in public 不要在公共场所洗你的脏内衣
Wash your dirty linen at home 谚家丑不可外扬。
Tom is a drug addict , but the family never air its dirty linen in public 汤姆吸毒成瘾,但他全家人对此守口如瓶。
In a lifetime 22 workmen will have examined the contents of your dirty linen basket 一生当中会有22个工人偷偷翻过你放脏内衣裤的篮子。
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。他说他太太好像把在公众场合谈论家里的私事作为一种乐趣。