"call the dogs off" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 停止攻击
• 停止追赶

Definition

让别人停止批评、攻击或施压某人；让别人冷静。最初指让真正的狗停止攻击。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个非正式习语，常用于批评、责问或给人压力的场合，而不仅限于用狗攻击。常说 'call the dogs off (某人)'。

Examples

Please call the dogs off and let me explain.

请**停止攻击**，让我解释。

He asked his friends to call the dogs off after the argument got heated.

争吵激烈后，他让朋友们**停止攻击**。

Can you call the dogs off so we can talk calmly?

你能**让大家冷静下来**，好让我们好好谈吗？

Alright, that's enough—let's call the dogs off and hear his side.

好了，够了——我们**不要再追问了**，听听他的说法吧。

She won't talk if we don't call the dogs off a little.

如果我们不**收敛点**，她不会开口的。

I know you want answers, but it's time to call the dogs off.

我知道你想要答案，但现在该**停止逼问了**。