"rest on your laurels" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 喫老本

Definition

因為取得了成就就停止努力，而不是繼續追求更多。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

一般帶有警告或否定意味，提醒別人不要因現有成就自滿。常見於勵志、商業、運動等語境。例如：“不要喫老本。”

Examples

After winning the award, she decided not to rest on her laurels and started a new project.

得獎後，她決定不**喫老本**，而是展開新計劃。

You should never rest on your laurels if you want to keep improving.

如果你想持續進步，絕不能**喫老本**。

Our team won last year, but we can't rest on our laurels now.

我們去年贏了，但現在不能**喫老本**。

He kept pushing himself—he never wanted to rest on his laurels.

他不斷努力——從不想**喫老本**。

Don’t rest on your laurels just because the first part went well; there’s more work ahead.

不要因為第一部分做得好就**喫老本**，還有很多工作要做。

Some people rest on their laurels after a big win, but the best keep working.

有些人在大勝後就**喫老本**，但最優秀的人會繼續努力。