"rest on your laurels" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 吃老本

Definition

因为已经取得成就而停止努力，而不是继续追求更多成就。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常带有否定或警告语气，劝别人不要因为已有的成就而自满。常见于激励、商业、体育等场合。如：“不要吃老本。”

Examples

After winning the award, she decided not to rest on her laurels and started a new project.

获奖后，她决定不**吃老本**，而是开始了一个新项目。

You should never rest on your laurels if you want to keep improving.

如果你想不断进步，就绝不能**吃老本**。

Our team won last year, but we can't rest on our laurels now.

我们去年赢了，但现在不能**吃老本**。

He kept pushing himself—he never wanted to rest on his laurels.

他不断努力——从不想**吃老本**。

Don’t rest on your laurels just because the first part went well; there’s more work ahead.

不要因为第一部分顺利就**吃老本**，后面还有很多工作。

Some people rest on their laurels after a big win, but the best keep working.

有些人在大胜后就**吃老本**，但最优秀的人会继续努力。