英语词汇“experience”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

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experience

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EXPERIENCE

get around

to be experienced; to know a lot about life. (Informal. Use with caution—especially with females—since this can also refer to sexual experience.)

That's a hard question. I'll ask Jane. She gets around.John knows a lot about New York City. He gets around.

get one's fingers burned

to have a bad experience.

I had my fingers burned the last time I did this.I tried that once before and got my fingers burned. I wont try it again.If you go swimming and get your fingers burned, you wont want to swim again.

get the worst of something

to experience the worst aspects of something.

No matter what happens at the office, I seem to get the worst of it.He always gets the worst of the bargain.I got to choose which one I wanted, but I still got the worst of the two.

go through something

to experience something; to endure something unpleasant; to get through something.

It was a terrible thing. I don't know how I went through it.It'll take four years to go through college.

have a brush with something

to have a brief contact with something; to have an experience with something.

Ann had a close brush with the law. She was nearly arrested for speeding.When I was younger, I had a brush with scarlet fever, but I got over it.

have been around

to be experienced in life. (Informal. Use with caution—especially with females—since this can also refer to sexual experience.)

Ask Sally about how the government works. She's been around.They all know a lot about life. They've been around.

not born yesterday

experienced; knowledgeable in the ways of the world.

I know what's going on. I wasn't born yesterday.Sally knows the score. She wasn't born yesterday.

not miss much

not to miss experiencing something that really was not worth experiencing anyway. (Sarcastic. Usually with do as in the examples.)

I missed the big sales meeting last week, but I understand I didn't miss much.BILL: I didn't see that new movie that is showing at the theater. TOM: YOU didn't miss much.

old hand at doing something

someone who is experienced at doing something.

I'm an old hand affixing clocks.He's an old hand at changing diapers.

sadder but wiser

unhappy but educated [about someone or something—after an unpleasant event]. (Fixed order.)

After the accident, I was sadder but wiser, and would never make the same mistake again.We left the meeting sadder but wiser, knowing that we could not ever come to an agreement with Becky's aunt.

experience

noun an experience of using LSD or mescaline UK, 1978

idiomexperienceput it/sth down to experiencelearn to try to learn something useful from a failure or mistake, instead of being upset by it:Football can be a very hard game sometimes, but my suspension's over now and I've got to put it down to experience.I'm sorry about what happened last night - can we just put it down to experience?Many firms have disasters when installing new computer systems, and most philosophically put them down to experience.

harrowing experience

An experience that is frightening, chilling, or disturbing, either due to an implied or actual element of danger, or from being physically or emotionally unpleasant. With so much traffic, cycling in this city can be a harrowing experience. Walking through that graveyard last night was quite the harrowing experience. The film is very good, but it's a bit of a harrowing experience; it doesn't shy away from intense subject matter.

jarring experience

An experience that creates an acute sense of shock, confusion, or bewilderment. That car accident was such a jarring experience, I don't know if I'll be able to sleep for days. You need better use of transitional sentences in your paper. Jumping from point to point like that will be a jarring experience for the reader.

chalk (something) up to experience

To regard a bad situation, action, or outcome as a learning experience rather than dwelling on its negative impact. I know you're upset about failing your exam, but just chalk it up to experience and try harder next time!

experience is the mother of wisdom

Most wisdom is gained by experiencing different things (compared to acquiring knowledge through schooling or other means). A few years ago, I couldn't even get behind the wheel without having panic attacks, but, with practice, I'm much calmer and can drive with no problems. Experience is the mother of wisdom after all.

experience is the best teacher

experience is the father of wisdom

experience is the teacher of fools

Foolish people only learn from personal experience, rather than witnessing others' mistakes. After watching Alex's failed attempt at the experiment, I realized what we were doing wrong. Experience is the teacher of fools.

put (something) down to experience

To regard a bad situation, action, or outcome as a learning experience rather than dwelling on its negative impact. I know you're upset about failing your exam, but just put it down to experience and study harder next time.

speak from experience

To talk (about something) having had prior experience and thus a more credible or worthwhile viewpoint. I'm speaking from experience when I tell you that a robust investment portfolio is absolutely critical to achieve the kind of pension you desire. A: "Sarah said to have a lawyer look over the contract to make sure it's all above board." B: "Well, I know she speaks from experience, so I would listen to her."

growth experience

An experience that helps or allows one to change and mature. That painful break-up was ultimately a growth experience—now, I only date people who truly care about me.

learning experience

An experiences that teaches one something. I didn't love that job, but it was a good learning experience and showed me that I need to work in a different field.

Experience is the best teacher.

Prov. You will learn more from things that happen to you in real life than you will from hearing about or studying things that happen to other people. I don't care how many books you read about how to run a business; experience is the best teacher. The nurse believed that experience was the best teacher when it came to developing a bedside manner, so she made sure that all her students spent a lot of time with patients.

Experience is the father of wisdom,

and Experience is the mother of wisdom.

Prov. The more that happens to you, the more you will learn. I never understood why supervisors got so frustrated with me until I became a supervisor and got frustrated with my subordinates. Experience was definitely the mother of wisdom, in my case.

Experience is the teacher of fools.

Prov. Only fools do not learn after seeing other people's mistakes and insist on repeating them. Father: You should spend more time studying and less time having fun with your friends. If I had been a better student when I was your age, I'd have a better job now. Son: Oh, come on, Dad. School's worthless. Father: Don't make the same mistake I did! Experience is the teacher of fools.

growth experience

and growth opportunity; learning experience

Euph. an unpleasant experience. This job has been a growth experience for me. I've learned so much. Jim said that his trip to Mexico turned out to be a real learning experience.

put something down to experience

chalk something up to experience

COMMON If you chalk a failure or bad experience up to experience or put it down to experience, you do not get very upset about it because you will learn from it in the future. I was disappointed not to win, but I've just got to chalk it up to experience and go on. They could have parted friends and put the whole incident down to experience.

put something down to exˈperience

(also chalk it up to exˈperience especially American English ) accept a failure, loss, etc. as being something that you can learn from: When her second novel was rejected by the publisher, she put it down to experience and began another one.

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