"cry over spilt milk" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 为洒掉的牛奶哭泣
• 后悔已成事实

Definition

这个表达意思是对已经发生且无法改变的不幸事情感到难过。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是英美常用的习语，用于劝别人不要为过去无法改变的小失误懊恼或难过。完全是比喻表达，常用于非正式对话。

Examples

It's no use to cry over spilt milk.

**为洒掉的牛奶哭泣**是没有用的。

Don't cry over spilt milk; you can try again next time.

别**为洒掉的牛奶哭泣**，下次可以再试试。

We can't change the past, so let's not cry over spilt milk.

过去无法改变，所以别再**为洒掉的牛奶哭泣**了。

Yeah, it was a mistake, but there's no point crying over spilt milk.

是的，这是个错误，但**为洒掉的牛奶哭泣**毫无意义。

He keeps worrying about the test he failed, but I told him not to cry over spilt milk.

他一直在担心没考好，我跟他说别再**为洒掉的牛奶哭泣**了。

Let’s move on. No use crying over spilt milk when we can fix things now.

我们继续吧。现在能解决问题，**为洒掉的牛奶哭泣**没有意义。