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"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**。