习语主题: 工作

back to the drawing board

/ˌbæk tə ðə ˈdrɔːɪŋ bɔːd/NEUTRAL · B2

中文对应近似对应

推倒重来

字面意思: «回到绘图板前»

含义

starting to plan again after a failure

失败后重新开始计划.

例句

1The bid was rejected, so it was back to the drawing board for the team.
2The prototype cracked in testing, and suddenly it was back to the drawing board.
3The tasting panel hated the new recipe, so it was back to the drawing board.
4If the council says no on Tuesday, it's back to the drawing board.
5The software failed its first test, so the developers are back to the drawing board once more.

语法

短语内部不变化。跟在 it's 或动词 go 之后，受影响的人跟在 for 之后。

意思相近

think outside the box move the goalposts

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hit the ground running一开始新工作就干得很好 a safe pair of hands可以托付重要工作的可靠之人 carry the can为出了错的事承担责任 pull strings暗中利用关系帮人办事 the rat race现代职场中令人疲惫的竞争 keep your nose to the grindstone持续不停地努力工作

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