"under your own steam" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 靠自己力量

Definition

如果你靠自己力量去做某事，就是自己独立完成，没有他人帮助。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是口语表达，英式英语中更常用，类似于“靠你自己”。不是字面意思，‘steam’原指蒸汽机，比喻靠个人努力完成事情。常用于强调独立。

Examples

He got to the meeting under his own steam.

他**靠自己力量**到了会议。

She finished the project under her own steam.

她**靠自己力量**完成了项目。

Can you travel under your own steam?

你能**靠自己力量**旅行吗？

After his injury, he wanted to walk again under his own steam.

受伤后，他想**靠自己力量**重新走路。

I didn’t get any support—I did it all under my own steam.

我没有得到任何帮助——全是**靠自己力量**完成的。

She prefers to solve problems under her own steam rather than asking for help.

她更喜欢**靠自己力量**解决问题，而不是求助别人。