"take your lumps" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 接受惩罚
• 承担后果

Definition

在不逃避或抱怨的情况下，接受批评、惩罚或自己行为导致的负面后果。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

是口语表达，用于形容勇敢接受批评或惩罚，常与体育或工作相关。不是指真正的身体伤害，而是比喻承受不好的后果或批评。

Examples

Sometimes you just have to take your lumps and move on.

有时候你只能**接受惩罚**然后继续前进。

If you make a mistake, it's important to take your lumps.

如果你犯了错，重要的是要**承担后果**。

The team had to take their lumps after losing the game.

球队输掉比赛后不得不**接受惩罚**。

He knew he'd messed up at work and decided to take his lumps rather than argue.

他知道自己在工作上犯了错，决定**接受惩罚**而不是争辩。

Even the best players have to take their lumps when things don’t go their way.

即使是最优秀的选手，事情不顺利时也要**承受后果**。

If you want to learn and improve, sometimes you need to take your lumps along the way.

如果你想学习和进步，过程中有时得**接受惩罚**。