Go off half-cocked.
/ɡoʊ ɒf hæfˈkɒkd/
Go off half-cocked.
/ɡoʊ ɒf hæfˈkɒkd/
「Go off half-cocked」是指某人在沒有充分準備或考慮清楚的情況下行動,往往導致不完全的或不成功的結果。這個成語來源於槍械术语,描述的是一把槍在未完全上膛的狀態下就被射擊。
He often goes off half-cocked without all the facts.
他常常在不了解所有事實的情況下匆忙行事。
Don’t go off half-cocked; make sure you understand the instructions.
不要匆忙行事;確保你理解了指示。
Rushing into the project, she went off half-cocked and made several mistakes in her presentation.
她匆忙開始這個項目,行事草率,簡報中犯了好幾個錯誤。