"a kick in the pants" em Chinese (Traditional)

• 當頭棒喝
• 激勵

Definição

促使某人改進、更加努力或改變行為方式的突然事件或批評，可以是激勵也可以是嚴厲警告。

Notas de Uso (Chinese (Traditional))

非正式表達，用於激勵或嚴厲警告他人。常用在受到批評或遇到挫折後，表示需要改進。類似「當頭棒喝」，不是字面意思。

Exemplos

Getting a bad grade was a kick in the pants for him to study harder.

考得不好對他來說是**當頭棒喝**，讓他更加努力學習。

Losing his job gave him a kick in the pants to try something new.

失業讓他得到了**當頭棒喝**，試著去做些新事物。

His coach's harsh words were a kick in the pants to train more seriously.

教練的嚴厲話語是他訓練更認真**的激勵**。

Honestly, that rejection letter was a kick in the pants, but it made me improve my resume.

說實話，那封拒信是**當頭棒喝**，但讓我改善了履歷。

Sometimes you need a kick in the pants to get moving and chase your dreams.

有時候你需要**當頭棒喝**來激勵自己去追逐夢想。

That comment was a kick in the pants—it opened my eyes to what I was missing.

那句話是**當頭棒喝**——讓我明白自己錯過了什麼。