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单词 once bitten, twice shy
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once bitten, twice shy

proverb An unpleasant experience induces caution.There will be an element of once bitten, twice shy with investors who will shy away from going back into equities....
  • The Kerry champions, on their first visit to Croke Park as a club, played with the conservatism and nervousness of a team that had been here before, once bitten, twice shy.
  • But her resilient, pragmatic approach won over voters who could arguably have been once bitten, twice shy about returning any sort of Thatcher to victory.
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