"lick your wounds" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 舔傷口

Definition

在遭受失望、失敗或挫折後花時間恢復，通常是獨自一人。這個短語來自動物通過舔傷口自我療癒的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個比喻用法，不是字面意思，主要描述遭遇挫折後情緒或心理上的自我恢復。常見於運動失敗、感情分手或工作失利等情境，屬中性或半正式用語。

Examples

After the game, the team needed time to lick their wounds.

比賽後，隊員們需要時間來**舔傷口**。

She went home to lick her wounds after failing the exam.

考試沒及格後，她回家**舔傷口**了。

Sometimes you just need to lick your wounds and try again.

有時候你只需要**舔傷口**，然後再嘗試一次。

He lost the promotion, so he's taking some time to lick his wounds before looking for new opportunities.

他錯過了升職，所以在尋找新機會前，他要花點時間**舔傷口**。

Don’t worry if you need a few days to lick your wounds—everyone needs to recharge sometimes.

如果你需要幾天來**舔傷口**，別擔心—每個人都需要充電的時候。

After the breakup, he disappeared for a week to lick his wounds.

分手後，他消失了一週來**舔傷口**。