Bite是咬,Bullet是子彈,所以Bite The Bullet是……

Bite The Bullet
這個俚語的起源和打仗有關。據說最初由Rudyard Kipling在其1891年的小說《失敗的光》中使用。「咬住這顆子彈，不要讓他們認為你在害怕。」

The phrase was first used by Rudyard Kipling in his 1891 novel The Light That Failed. 「Bite on the bullet, old man, and don’t let them think you’re afraid.」

過去戰時治療傷員的時候沒有麻藥，只好讓他們咬著子彈，避免因疼痛而咬舌。。

It was derived from a patient having to bite on a bullet while undergoing a painful surgical procedure without anesthesia, so he wouldn't bite off his tongue from the pain.

但是，一些權威人士認為，該術語來自槍手咬住紙管墨盒末端以將粉末暴露在火花中的做法。

However, some authorities suggest that the term comes from the practice of gunners biting off the end of a paper-tube cartridge in order to expose the powder to the spark. 

Bite The Bullet

If you bite the bullet, you accept a difficult situation or force yourself to do something unpleasant.

表示 接受困難並嘗試與之共存。

權威雙語例句

  You might have to bite the bullet and ask her for her recipe.

你可以用槍對著她，找她要配方。

I'm going to bite the bullet and quit my job.

我要咬牙辭職。

We have to bite the bullet and spare no efforts in achieving our goal.

我們必須咬緊牙關，竭盡全力來達成目標。」

  To ease the pain of a difficult situation, people are sometimes asked to bite the bullet.

為了減輕困難處境的痛苦，人們有時被要求咬緊牙關（bite the bullet）。

Carrying a balance is never ideal, but sometimes cash-strapped families have to bite the bullet

保持收支平衡從來都不是什麼理想的事情，但有時手頭拮据的家庭不得不忍痛忍受

Scenario

A: Man, I just got to bite the bullet and bathe in this freezing weather, I have no choice.

夥計，我只是要硬著頭皮在這種寒冷的天氣中沐浴，我別無選擇。

B: Well, time to bite the bullet, I guess.

好吧，只能硬著頭皮上了。

A: Sometimes in life, one needs to bite the bullet and do what needs to be done.

在生活中的某些時候，人們需要咬緊牙關並做需要做的事情。

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