grin and bear it的意思|示意

美 / ɡrin ænd bɛə it / 英 / ɡrɪn ənd bɛr ɪt /

逆来顺受,切齿忍受,自认晦气,默默忍受

grin and bear it是一个习惯用语，源于英语文学作品，指“忍耐痛苦，保持坚强的精神”。其实bear it本身就有“忍耐，忍受”之意，而加上grin是升华了bear it的含义，表示在此过程的同时，还要保持一种乐观，保持一种笑脸。

grin and bear it常常被用来表示处在极为挫折的境地时，依然能够坚强的忍受。它的用法十分的灵活，可以用来表达对自己或者他人的一种鼓励，也可以用来形容自己或者他人在某种情况下选择忍受并保持坚强的精神。

比如：

John, I know the exam is hard, but you must grin and bear it.

John，我知道考试很艰难，但你得忍耐一下。

I had to grin and bear it while my mother scolded me.

我被妈妈骂时，只能忍着没反驳。

Although I was so tired, I still had to grin and bear it.

尽管我太累了，可还是得坚持下去。

There's nothing we can do about it. We'll just have to grin and bear it.

对此我们无能为力，只好默默地忍受。

Or do you just grin and bear it?

或者你只是在逆来顺受的工作？

I'm sorry I can't help you. You'll just have to grin and bear it.

对不起,我帮不了你的忙. 你只好自己忍受一下啦.

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TITe's nothing about it, so we'll only HAs to grin and bear it.

咱们对此无能为力, 因此只好苦笑着忍了下来.

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You must grin and Bear it.

你必须强颜忍受.

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You'll just have to grin and bear it.

你只好逆来顺受.

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I'll grin and bear it.

我要逆来顺受,忍气吞声强作欢笑.

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They cannot stand the sight of each other, but they will just have to grin and bear it.

他们看都不想看对方一眼，但又不得不默默忍受。