"roll your own" in Chinese (Simplified)
自己卷烟自己动手做
Definition
自己制作某物而不是购买成品,尤其是自己卷烟,也可以指自己开发产品或软件等。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于口语。传统上指手工卷烟,但在科技与商业中指自己开发方案而不是用现成产品。有时暗示自己做会更难或有风险。
Examples
He likes to roll his own cigarettes.
他喜欢**自己卷烟**。
Some programmers prefer to roll their own software.
有些程序员喜欢**自己开发**软件。
If you can't find what you need, just roll your own.
如果找不到你需要的,就**自己动手做**吧。
I didn't like any of the templates, so I decided to roll my own.
我不喜欢那些模板,所以决定**自己做一个**。
Why pay extra? Just roll your own and save money.
为什么要多花钱呢?**自己动手做**还能省钱。
Our team likes to roll our own solutions instead of using generic ones.
我们团队喜欢**自己开发**解决方案,不用通用的。