"hang your hat" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 定居
• 安家

Definition

定居、把某个地方当作家。也可以指依赖于某事或与某事紧密关联。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

非正式表达，常用于描述在新地方安顿下来或当作家的地方。也用于比喻，表示依赖某事、以某事为依据。几乎不用作字面意思。

Examples

After moving to Paris, they decided to hang their hat there.

搬到巴黎后，他们决定在那里**定居**。

Everyone needs a place to hang their hat.

每个人都需要一个可以**安家的**地方。

This town is where I want to hang my hat.

这座小镇就是我想要**安家**的地方。

You have to pick a city to hang your hat eventually.

最终你得选择一个城市来**定居**。

He’s never really hung his hat anywhere; he just keeps traveling.

他从未真正**定居**，一直在旅行。

There’s nothing to really hang your hat on in his argument.

他的论点里没有可信的**依据**。