"collect your thoughts" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 理清思緒
• 整理思路

Definition

在發言或做決定前，停下來花點時間整理自己的想法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常見於需要冷靜、理清思路時，多在“請讓我…”或“我需要…”句型中出現，只用於思考、情緒整理，不能用於物品收集。

Examples

I need a moment to collect my thoughts.

我需要一點時間來**理清思緒**。

She paused to collect her thoughts before answering.

她在回答前停下來**整理思路**。

It's important to collect your thoughts before a big meeting.

在重要會議前**整理思緒**很重要。

Let me collect my thoughts—that was a lot of information!

讓我**理清思路**—資訊太多了！

After the argument, he went for a walk to collect his thoughts.

爭吵後，他出去散步**理清思緒**。

Sometimes I just need to sit quietly and collect my thoughts.

有時候我只需要安靜地坐著，**理清思緒**。