play it by ear

/ˌpleɪ ɪt baɪ ˈɪə/INFORMAL · C2
中文對應近似對應
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

  1. 1We haven't booked anything for the weekend; we'll just play it by ear.
  2. 2The guide had no fixed route and played it by ear, depending on how tired we were.
  3. 3I don't know if I'll feel up to the party, so can we play it by ear?
  4. 4With a toddler in tow, we never plan our days out; we just play it by ear.
  5. 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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