back to the drawing board
/ˌbæk tə ðə ˈdrɔːɪŋ bɔːd/NEUTRAL · B2
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推倒重來
字面意思: «回到繪圖板前»
意思
starting to plan again after a failure
失敗後重新開始計畫.
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.
文法
片語內部不變化。跟在 it's 或動詞 go 之後,受影響的人跟在 for 之後。
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