"go back on your word" in Chinese (Simplified)
食言
Definition
没有履行自己承诺或说过要做的事情。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常是负面的,说某人没有兑现承诺。可以表达失望或不信任。常与 promise(承诺)等单词连用。
Examples
She promised to help but then went back on her word.
她答应帮忙,但后来**食言了**。
You should never go back on your word.
你绝不应该**食言**。
He went back on his word and did not call her.
他**食言了**,没有给她打电话。
Everyone lost trust in him after he went back on his word about the deal.
他在交易上**食言**后,大家都对他失去了信任。
If you go back on your word too often, people won't believe you anymore.
如果你经常**食言**,别人就不会再相信你了。
I can't believe they went back on their word after making such a big promise.
我简直不敢相信他们做出那么大的承诺后竟然**食言了**。