| 单词 | once bitten, twice shy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasonce bitten, twice shy P8. Proverb. once bitten, twice shy and variants. ΚΠ 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless II. x. 117 I have been bit once, and have made a vow never to settle upon any woman while I live, again. 1806 R. Hunter Lady Maclairn III. 254 My wife says that the Captain is very fond of her, and if all be gold that glitters, I am to believe that he doats upon her; but once bit twice shy, is the maxim uppermost with me, when the Captain is concerned. 1849 Times 17 Nov. 2/5 (advt.) I am addressing men who having been ‘once bitten are twice shy’, who remember to their cost that seven Scotch companies had the wind knocked out of their sails in the short period of about three years. 1887 Graphic 15 Jan. 65/2 ‘Once bit, twice shy’, is an excellent proverb. 1899 A. West Recoll. xiii Once bitten twice shy. I have tried one gentleman and will never try another. 1949 ‘S. Sterling’ Dead Sure xv She was especially on her guard..because she'd been victimized in a stupid swindle herself, recently. Once burned, twice shy, you know. 1990 C. Amory Cat & Curmudgeon iii. 148 Once bitten, I was not only twice shy—I was permanently so. 2002 N.Y. Times 21 Apr. iv. 5/1 (heading) Once Bitten, Twice Shy: A World of Eroding Trust. < as lemmas |
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