To bite someone's head off 严厉斥责
今日小常识
Attacks by real sharks are quite rare. Australia has the highest amount of fatal shark attacks in the world with Western Australia recently becoming the deadliest place in the world for shark attacks.
受到鲨鱼攻击其实是很罕见的事情。澳大利亚是全球受鲨鱼攻击致死事件发生率最高的国家,其中澳大利亚西部地区最为严重。
今日短语
To bite someone's head off 的意思是对某人严厉斥责、大发脾气,而且往往是在对方没有准备的情况下。
例句
I'm very sorry I lost my temper, I didn't mean to bite your head off.
Don't bite my head off, it wasn't my fault, I was just explaining the situation.
请注意
另一个短语 to bite your tongue 的意思是强忍住不说出、保持缄默的意思。
例句:
I had to bite my tongue to stop me from telling her what I really thought.