to keep schtum
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保持沉默, 一声不吭
to decide to remain silent about something, particularly out of fear of making a situation worse
Dialect
British
British习语
非正式
例子
It was a secret about which the few involved stayed shtum and about which no one else knew.
我本想纠正他，但大家已经很紧张了，所以我就没吭声。
