Sink or swim.
/sɪŋk ɔr swɪm/
Sink or swim.
/sɪŋk ɔr swɪm/
使用“Sink or swim”描述某人处于一种必须自救才能成功的情况。这个习语来源于水中的生存挑战,意味着必须独立面对困难,要么成功(游泳),要么失败(下沉)。
The new manager will either sink or swim in his first year.
新经理第一年要么成功要么失败。
It’s her choice: sink or swim.
这是她的选择:要么成功要么失败。
Given the difficult market conditions, the startup knew it was sink or swim.
面对困难的市场条件,初创企业知道自己必须成功或失败。