"square one" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 原点
• 重新开始

Definition

在一个过程或活动的起点，尤其是在失败或遇到挫折后，意味着你必须重新从头开始。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

口语化表达，只用于抽象过程或计划，不指具体地点。“back to square one” 表示之前的努力白费，需要重新开始，常带有无奈或沮丧之意。

Examples

After the mistake, we were back to square one.

出了错后，我们又回到了**原点**。

We tried a new plan, but it failed, so we're at square one again.

我们尝试了新方案，但失败了，所以又回到**原点**。

If this doesn't work, we'll return to square one.

如果这个不行，我们会回到**原点**。

We've spent months on this project, but with the changes, it's back to square one for us.

我们花了几个月做这个项目，但因为变化，我们又回到**原点**了。

Whenever a new boss comes in, we end up at square one and have to prove ourselves all over.

每次新老板来，我们就得从**原点**重新证明自己。

It can feel discouraging to go back to square one, but sometimes that's how you make real progress.

回到**原点**可能让人泄气，但有时就是这样才会真正进步。