dirty linen

美 [ˈdɜːrti ˈlɪnɪn]英 [ˈdɜːti ˈlɪnɪn]
  • 家丑
dirty linendirty linen

noun

1
personal matters that could be embarrassing if made public
Synonym: dirty laundry

数据来源:WordNet

  1. High-profile married couples who are splitting up may soon be able to avoid airing their dirty linen in public with the advent of private divorce courts .

    随着私立离婚法庭的出现,那些高调结婚又即将分手的夫妇也许很快就能避免在公众眼皮下晒家丑的命运了。

  2. However , some decadent ideas like " dirty linen should not outside " have rooted in Chinese mind profoundly . These lead us into the errors that domestic violence problem is so private that others should not intervene .

    然而,一些诸如家丑不得外扬等中国传统腐朽观念仍根深蒂固植根于社会大众心中,导致我们走进一个误区,认为家庭暴力问题是私人领域事务,外界不应干预也不便干预。

  3. The spectacle of the former naval officers washing their dirty linen in public was distinctly embarrassing

    前海军官员们自揭伤疤的做法显然非常令人尴尬。

  4. People just try to get sympathy by airing their dirty linen in public .

    人们抖自己的家丑,只是为了得到他人的同情。

  5. Wash your dirty linen at home .

    脏衣家中洗,家丑勿外扬。

  6. We 'll talk about it when the guests have gone . Let 's not wash our dirty linen in public .

    咱们还是莫把家丑外扬,这件事等客人走后再说吧!

  7. If you 're unfair to me , I 'll certainly hang out all your dirty linen .

    如果你对我不公平,我就把你的那些丑事都给抖露出去。

  8. KU : Whether the context of reality criticism will encounter restriction , and can we wash dirty linen in public ?

    库:现实批判的语境是否会遭遇限制,家丑是否可以外扬?

  9. For the sake of our families , I have no desire that we should wash our dirty linen in public .

    为了我们的家庭,我认为不该把家丑外扬。

  10. Although it was none of the world 's business , the outing of Bill 's dirty linen played badly for his wife .

    虽然那是没有的世界各地的商界,郊游的条例草案的脏床单踢得很差,为他的妻子。

  11. Everyone in the office knew that the manager and the secretary were angry with each other because they aired their dirty linen in public .

    办公室里的每个人都知道经理同秘书关系不和,因为他们在大庭广众之下说出了他们吵架的事。

  12. Even if we aired his dirty linen I think he 'd prefer minor martyrdom to talking , betraying his vows .

    既使我们把他的丑事张扬出去,我想他也会宁肯吃点苦头也不愿违背自己的誓言而开口。

  13. Most of his critics , he says , are young people who are either ashamed he 's airing China 's dirty linen , or don 't even realize that the corrupt backwaters he describes still exist in modern China .

    他说,大多数批评他的人是年轻人,他们或者不喜欢看到他揭露中国黑暗的一面,或者根本没有意识到他在书中描写的那些阴暗面依然存在于现代的中国。