eat crow

eat crow什么意思,eat crow翻译

基本解释

na.: 〈非正式〉认错
网络: 被迫认错；忍辱；不得已认错

英汉解释

• 〈非正式〉认错,承认错误,承认失败

同义词

v.apologizeretractsay sorryeat your words

反义词

v.stand firm

例句

• It was a bitter experience for him to eat crow after the election results proved his predictions to be so clearly inaccurate.

  大选的结果证明他的预测显然很不准确，他只好承认错误，这对他是一次痛苦的经历。

• John had boasted that he would play in the first team; but when the coach did not choose him, he had to eat crow.

  约翰本来夸口说他能在第一队比赛，但教练没有选他，他只好承认自己不行。

• He must apologize and he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself.

  他必须道歉，这他再明白不过了。他告诉自己，这次非得低下头不可。

• He must apologize he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow , as he told himself.

  他必须道歉，这他再明白没有，他心想，非低一下头不可了。

• Well, I beat him three straight sets and really made him eat crow.

  可是，今天我连续三场把他打败，这可真让他自认失败了。

• His predictions were completely wrong, and he had to eat crow.

  他的预测完全错误，他不得不认错。

• They boasted that they could beat that new team, but they lost and had to eat crow.

  他们自夸能击败那支新队，但是他们输了，只好认错。

• Our neighbor had to eat crow yesterday.

  我们的邻居是不得不吃乌鸦昨天。

• When you finally survive the week, you don"t want to end up having to eat crow pie.

  这样，当你熬过了这周，你就不必自食苦果了。

• A person who is in the habit of talking big often has to eat crow in the end.

  一个习惯于夸夸其谈的人到最后还是要收回自己的话。