| 释义 |
count one's chickens before they're hatchedv. phr.informal To depend on getting a profit or gain before you have it; make plans that suppose something will happen; be too sure that something will happen. — Usually used in negative sentences. 〖非正式〗蛋未孵化先数小鸡;指望得过早;过早乐观。——通常用于否定句。◆ Maybe some of your customers won't pay, and then where will you be? Don't count your chickens before they're hatched.也许你的顾客中有些人不付款,那时候你怎么办?所以不要乐观得太早。 |