"leave well enough alone" 怎么发音
expression
LEEV WEL i-NUHF uh-LOHN
leev WEL in-UHF uh-LOHN
释义
To not try to change or improve something because it is already good enough, and changing it might make things worse.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈɫiv/ /ˈwɛɫ/ /iˈnəf/, /ɪˈnəf/ /əˈɫoʊn
英式英语
lˈiːv/ /wˈɛl/ /ɪnˈʌf/ /ɐlˈəʊn
简化发音
美式
LEEV WEL i-NUHF uh-LOHN
英式
leev WEL in-UHF uh-LOHN
语境中听
It's better to leave well enough alone when everything is working fine.
Sometimes, you should just leave well enough alone instead of fixing small issues.
My mother told me to leave well enough alone with my homework.
Honestly, I'd just leave well enough alone—messing with it could cause more trouble.