"cut corners" بـChinese (Traditional)

• 偷工減料
• 走捷徑

التعريف

為了省時間或省錢而馬虎行事，省略重要步驟。

ملاحظات الاستخدام (Chinese (Traditional))

口語化用語，常帶負面意義，指為省時省錢而犧牲品質，多用於工作或工程。不等同於有效率。

أمثلة

If you cut corners, the work won't be good.

如果你**偷工減料**，工作品質就不好。

We can't cut corners when building a house.

蓋房子時我們不能**偷工減料**。

He lost his job because he tried to cut corners.

他因為試圖**走捷徑**而丟了工作。

Don't cut corners just to save a few dollars.

別為了省點錢就**偷工減料**。

The repairs didn't last long because the workers cut corners.

修理沒維持多久，因為工人們**偷工減料**了。

You can spot when someone tries to cut corners—the results look sloppy.

一看就能發現有人**走捷徑**—結果很馬虎。