"go back on your promise" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 食言

Definition

沒有履行你承諾的事情；違揹你的諾言或未能兌現你的承諾。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個表達可用於正式和非正式場合，通常帶有失望或背信的意思。有時也用 'go back on your word'。不要和 'take back'（收回話語或禮物）混淆。

Examples

He promised to help but then he went back on his promise.

他答應幫忙，但後來**食言了**。

Try not to go back on your promise to your friends.

盡量不要對朋友**食言**。

People will lose trust if you go back on your promise.

如果你**食言**，別人會失去信任。

She hates it when people go back on their promises.

她討厭別人**食言**。

I can't believe they went back on their promise after everything we agreed on.

在我們都已經達成協議後，他們竟然**食言了**，真不敢相信。

You really shouldn't go back on your promise—people will remember.

你真的不應該**食言**，大家會記得的。