go off at half cock

  1. 因冒失而失败, 仓促行事
    • Don't go off at half cock and accept any offer you'll regret later.
      不要急于接受你以后会为之懊悔的提议。
    • The plan to murder the president went off at half cock because the signal was given before it should have been.
      暗杀总统的计划操之过急, 因为还没有到时候就发出了信号。
    • Mr. Ben was thinking about quitting his job, but I told him not to go off at half cock.
      本先生想要辞掉工作, 可我告诉他不要仓促行事。
    • Attention, please, don't go off at half cock.
      请注意, 不要仓促行事。

网络词典

go off at half cock

英 ɡəʊ ɔf æt ˈhɑːtʃ 美 ɡəʊ ɔf æt ˈhɑːtʃ
短语 中文翻译:半醉
同义词: ['go off like a rocket', 'go off the rails', 'be drunk on the spot']

例句:

  1. 1. He wentoff at half cock when he saw the news of his wife's new job.
    他看到妻子新工作的消息时,神志不清。
  2. 2. The team lost their concentration and went off at half cock during the game.
    比赛中,球队的注意力不集中,神志不清。
  3. 3.She was so drunk that she went off at half cock and almost fell down the stairs.
    她喝得太多,神志不清,差点从楼梯上摔下来。