英语词组cut your losses是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

cut your lossescut (your) losses

to stop doing something that is already failing in order to reduce the amount of time or money that is being wasted on it.

I wasn't benefiting from the course and it was costing so much that I thought I'd better cut my losses.

idiomcut your lossesStop doing sth if a business or person cuts their losses, they stop doing something that is making them lose money in order to prevent the situation from becoming any worse:Nobody in America wanted to buy the film, so the only solution was to cut their losses and sell to television.The store was imaginatively designed, but it did not attract enough customers, so Smiths quickly cut its losses and closed it.

cut (one's) losses

To stop an action that has resulted in loss or failure or leave a failing situation before it gets worse. Man, this venture is going nowhere—I think we're better off cutting our losses than agreeing to rent this space for another year.

cut your losses

COMMON If you cut your losses, you decide to stop spending time, energy, or money on an activity or situation on which you have already spent a lot without having any success. Competition in the market was so strong, we decided to cut our losses and close the business. Only you can decide if you should push on to the end of your degree or cut your losses and get out.

cut your losses

abandon an enterprise or course of action that is clearly going to be unprofitable or unsuccessful before you suffer too much loss or harm.

The sense of cut here is probably ‘sever yourself from’ rather than ‘reduce in size’.

1991 Jane Smiley A Thousand Acres Ginny is eternally hopeful, you know. She never cuts her losses. She always thinks things could change.

cut your ˈlosses

stop doing something that is not successful before the situation becomes even worse: When our rent went up we decided to cut our losses and close the store.

词组	cut your losses
释义	Idiom cut your lossescut (your) losses to stop doing something that is already failing in order to reduce the amount of time or money that is being wasted on it. I wasn't benefiting from the course and it was costing so much that I thought I'd better cut my losses. idiomcut your lossesStop doing sth if a business or person cuts their losses, they stop doing something that is making them lose money in order to prevent the situation from becoming any worse:Nobody in America wanted to buy the film, so the only solution was to cut their losses and sell to television.The store was imaginatively designed, but it did not attract enough customers, so Smiths quickly cut its losses and closed it. cut (one's) losses To stop an action that has resulted in loss or failure or leave a failing situation before it gets worse. Man, this venture is going nowhere—I think we're better off cutting our losses than agreeing to rent this space for another year. cut your losses COMMON If you cut your losses, you decide to stop spending time, energy, or money on an activity or situation on which you have already spent a lot without having any success. Competition in the market was so strong, we decided to cut our losses and close the business. Only you can decide if you should push on to the end of your degree or cut your losses and get out. cut your losses abandon an enterprise or course of action that is clearly going to be unprofitable or unsuccessful before you suffer too much loss or harm. The sense of cut here is probably ‘sever yourself from’ rather than ‘reduce in size’. 1991 Jane Smiley A Thousand Acres Ginny is eternally hopeful, you know. She never cuts her losses. She always thinks things could change. cut your ˈlosses stop doing something that is not successful before the situation becomes even worse: When our rent went up we decided to cut our losses and close the store.
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