play it by ear
/ˌpleɪ ɪt baɪ ˈɪə/INFORMAL · C2
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見機行事
字面意思: «憑耳朵演奏»
意思
to decide what to do as things happen, without a plan
見機行事,不預先計畫.
例句
- 1We haven't booked anything for the weekend; we'll just play it by ear.
- 2The guide had no fixed route and played it by ear, depending on how tired we were.
- 3I don't know if I'll feel up to the party, so can we play it by ear?
- 4With a toddler in tow, we never plan our days out; we just play it by ear.
- 5The client might change her mind, so Priya played it by ear rather than preparing three versions.
文法
只有 play 變化形式:played、playing。it 保持不變,各詞之間不能插入其他詞。
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