"cut your losses" 怎么发音

expression

US

KUT your LAW-siz

UK

KUT yaw LOSS-iz

释义

To stop doing something that is causing loss, damage, or failure, so you do not lose even more; to accept a smaller loss rather than risking a bigger one.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈkət/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫɔsəz/, /ˈɫɔsɪz

英式英语

kˈʌt/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈɒsɪz

简化发音

美式

KUT your LAW-siz

英式

KUT yaw LOSS-iz

语境中听

It's better to cut your losses and move on.

If the project keeps failing, we should cut our losses.

She decided to cut her losses and close her shop.

After weeks of trying to fix my old car, I finally decided to cut my losses.