"a kick in the pants" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 当头棒喝
• 激励

Definition

促使某人改进、更加努力或改变行为方式的突然事件或批评，可以是激励也可以是严厉警告。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，用于激励或严厉警告他人。常用于受到批评或遇到挫折后，表示要提升自己。类似“当头棒喝”，不是字面意思。

Examples

Getting a bad grade was a kick in the pants for him to study harder.

考得不好对他来说是**当头棒喝**，让他更加努力学习。

Losing his job gave him a kick in the pants to try something new.

失业让他得到了**当头棒喝**，试着去做些新事物。

His coach's harsh words were a kick in the pants to train more seriously.

教练的严厉话语是他训练更认真**的激励**。

Honestly, that rejection letter was a kick in the pants, but it made me improve my resume.

说实话，那封拒信是**当头棒喝**，但让我改进了简历。

Sometimes you need a kick in the pants to get moving and chase your dreams.

有时候你需要**当头棒喝**来激励自己去追逐梦想。

That comment was a kick in the pants—it opened my eyes to what I was missing.

那句话是**当头棒喝**——让我明白自己错过了什么。