Quit while you're ahead.
[英语成语] QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD. — 掌握英语习语:“趁胜而退”在生活中的运用
趁胜而退
“Quit while you're ahead”常用来劝告人们在事情进展顺利,尚处于有利位置时停止,以保持现有的好成绩或避免未来的风险。这个短语在赌博、投资等领域尤其常见,建议在赢得一些利益后就此停手,避免贪心造成损失。例如,如果一个投资者在股市赚取了不错的收益,朋友可能会建议他“quit while you're ahead”。
示例句子
Time to quit while you're ahead.
是时候见好就收了。
I told him to quit while he's ahead in the game.
我告诉他在游戏中见好就收。
By deciding to retire early, he quit while he was ahead, avoiding potential future losses.
通过决定提前退休,他见好就收,避免了未来可能的损失。