"off the reservation" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 失去控制
• 脫離集體

Definition

以失控或意外方式行事，尤其是獨立行動、不聽從團隊規則或決定。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式用語，多用於職場或政治，形容某人獨斷或不聽從集體決策。常含批評意味，原有歧視色彩，使用時請小心。

Examples

He went off the reservation and started his own project.

他**失去控制**，開始了自己的項目。

The manager went off the reservation during the meeting.

經理在會議上**失去控制**了。

She went off the reservation and made her own decision.

她**脫離集體**，自己做了決定。

If you keep going off the reservation, people won't trust you on the team.

如果你總是**脫離集體**，團隊裡的人會不再信任你。

He tends to go off the reservation when we ask him to stick to the plan.

我們讓他按計劃做，他總喜歡**另搞一套**。

With that risky decision, the whole team went off the reservation.

那個冒險決定讓整個團隊都**失去了控制**。