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  4. hold your horses

hold your horses

◆成语
等一下

Hold your horses! We need to think this through before making a decision.

等一下!我们需要仔细思考一下再做决定。


◆ 真正含义
劝阻他人急躁或冲动行事
¶ 字面意思
字面义为‘拉住马匹’
字面拆解
hold控制/拉住+your horses你的马匹
◇ 意境
想象驾车者突然拉紧缰绳让马匹停下的画面,传达‘停止或等待’的意象。
◈ 使用场景
两人讨论激烈时,一方劝另一方冷静思考。例如:在争论中突然喊道‘Hold your horses!’。
◉ 文化注释
源于19世纪马车文化,现代英语中仍广泛用于非正式对话,体现英语的口语化表达习惯。
非正式

叫某人停止或等待片刻

Hold your horses! I haven't finished explaining the plan yet.

等一下!我还没解释完计划呢。

常用于劝阻他人急躁或冲动行事。

同义词

wait a minuteslow downhold on

反义词

go aheadhurry up

相关短语

keep your shirt on成语
等一下(表达忍耐或冷静)

专业提示

区分字面与比喻义

字面义是‘拉住马匹’,比喻义是‘等一下/冷静’。切勿在字面场景(如养马)中使用其比喻义。

词源

源于马车时代,驾车者需拉住马匹(hold the horses)以控制速度。后引申为劝阻他人急躁。

用法说明

常用于非正式场合,语气友好但坚定。

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