Brooklyn Nine-Nine · 第 1 季
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ARE YOU STIFLING A YAWN
你在強忍著打哈欠嗎?
`stifle a yawn` 意思就是「忍住一個哈欠」。Holt 隊長看到自己的下屬在努力憋著哈欠,就直接指了出來。這裡用 `stifle` 表達了「抑制、遏制」的含義。
YOU GOT A SECOND, CAPTAIN? I'VE GOT THESE OVERTIME FORMS FOR YOU TO S--
ARE YOU STIFLING A YAWN?
NO, SIR. GO HOME, SERGEANT.
