3分鐘學英語 [492]:英文"低調"怎么說?怎么表達“避風頭”?

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Lay low
避風頭/在家宅著

I need to lay low for a while. I've been going out too much recently.
我需要在家宅一段時間。最近出去玩兒的太頻繁了。

Look why don't you just lay low until this whole thing with Heather is over.
在跟Heather這件事情沒完之前你能不能避避風頭。

②
Keep a low profile
低調

At this company it's always good to keep a low profile. You don't want the boss to notice you.
我在這家公司一直很低調。被老板注意可不是一件好事。

I think it's a good idea if you kept a low profile until after your performance review.
我覺得在你的業(yè)績審查出來之前保持低調是一個好主意。

 

 

③
Stay out of sight
消失在視線范圍內，避風頭

We need to stay out of sight until the police are off our trail.
我們得避避風頭，直到警察不盯我們那么緊。

④
Go off the grid
消失

I've deleted my Facebook and Twitter account. I plan on going off the grid. If you want to get in touch with me just call my home phone.
我把我臉書和微博的賬號都注銷了。我想要消失一下。如果你想找我的話，就打我家里的座機。

⑤
Skip town
離開生活的地方

Matt skipped town last week because he couldn't pay off all his debts.
Matt上周跑路了，因為他還不清欠的債。

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