Cut someone some slack 放某人一馬
2023-05-12 15:37:24 每日學(xué)英語(yǔ)
slack作名詞表示 “(繩索的)松弛部分” ，這個(gè)單詞作形容詞有“松懈的”的意思，那cut someone some slack是“給……方便，對(duì)……網(wǎng)開一面，給……面子，放某人一馬，放過某人一次”。
【例句】
Cut her some slack. She just had a baby.
對(duì)她網(wǎng)開一面吧。她剛生小孩。
If you cut someone some slack, you are less critical of their behaviour or performance than usual because you know they are in a difficult situation.
如果你放某人一馬，你就不會(huì)像平常那樣對(duì)他們的行為或表現(xiàn)那么挑剔，因?yàn)槟阒浪麄冋幱诶Ь持小?/span>