咬牙

yǎo yá

to clench one's teeth / to grind the teeth / gnaw

Example Sentences

我们要学习这种咬牙切齿的精神。

wǒ men yào xué xí zhè zhǒng yǎo yá qiè chǐ de jīng shén.

We need to learn this spirit of gritting our teeth.

经过连续多天的紧急搜救工作,搜救人员虽然疲惫不堪,但依然咬牙坚守。

jīng guò lián xù duō tiān de jǐn jí sōu jiù gōng zuò, sōu jiù rén yuán suī rán pí bèi bù kān, dàn yī rán yǎo yá jiān shǒu.

After many days of emergency search and rescue work, although the search and rescue personnel were exhausted, they still gritted their teeth and persevered.

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