Jump the gun.
/ʤʌmp ðə ɡʌn/
Jump the gun.
/ʤʌmp ðə ɡʌn/
Jump the gun"常用于形容一个人行动过早,没有按照预定计划或在正确的时间点行动。这个习语源自田径赛跑,如果运动员在枪声响起之前就开始跑,就是“jump the gun”。在日常生活中,这通常意味着因仓促决定而导致的错误或误解。
Tom jumped the gun and announced the news too early.
汤姆过早地宣布了新闻,打乱了计划。
She jumped the gun by starting before the signal.
她在信号发出之前就开始了,违反了规定。
They jumped the gun with the celebration and had to apologize later.
他们过早地开始庆祝,后来不得不道歉。