"grin and bear it" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 咬牙忍耐
• 強顏歡笑地忍受

Definition

在不抱怨的情況下默默忍受困難或不愉快的事，往往還要裝作開心。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多見於口語，表示碰到無法改變的困境時只能忍耐，不建議用於描述嚴重身體痛苦。常說：「只能咬牙忍耐了。」

Examples

Sometimes you just have to grin and bear it at work.

有時你只能在工作上**咬牙忍耐**。

She didn’t like the food but decided to grin and bear it.

她不喜歡那食物，但還是選擇了**咬牙忍耐**。

If you can’t change it, you must grin and bear it.

如果你無法改變，就只能**咬牙忍耐**。

My commute is awful, but I just grin and bear it every day.

我的通勤很糟，但我每天都只是**咬牙忍耐**。

The exam was tough, but all I could do was grin and bear it.

考試很難，但我也只能**咬牙忍耐**。

When your flight is delayed, sometimes you just have to grin and bear it.

航班延誤時，有時你只能**咬牙忍耐**。