释义 |
listen to reasonBe persuaded to act sensibly: he’s too emotionally overwrought to listen to reason...- I should have listened to reason… to the quiet voice of experience warning me of the dangers inherent in my planned course of action.
- First came the good news: the Prime Minister had listened to reason and postponed the local elections for a month.
- For the sake of Graham Rix, who is growing into this job after a difficult beginning, and his players, who have really warmed to their manager, you hope Romanov will now listen to reason.
See parent entry: reason |