"lick your wounds" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 舔伤口

Definition

在遭受失望、失败或挫折后花时间恢复，通常是独自一人。这个短语来源于动物通过舔伤口自我疗愈的做法。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一个比喻表达，不是字面意思，常指经历挫折后努力自我调整情绪和心理。多用于体育失败、感情分手或工作受挫之后，属中性或半正式表达。

Examples

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

比赛后，队员们需要时间来**舔伤口**。

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

考试没及格后，她回家**舔伤口**了。

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

有时候你只需要**舔伤口**，然后再试一次。

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

他错过了升职，所以在寻找新机会前，他要花点时间**舔伤口**。

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

如果你需要几天来**舔伤口**，别担心—每个人都需要充电的时候。

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

分手后，他消失了一周来**舔伤口**。