lick your wounds
US /lɪk yʊər wuːndz/
UK /lɪk yʊər wuːndz/
1.
舔舐傷口, 從失敗中恢復
to spend time recovering from a defeat or a bad experience
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After losing the election, the candidate went home to lick his wounds.
輸掉選舉後，候選人回家舔舐傷口。
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The team needs some time to lick their wounds after such a devastating loss.
在如此慘痛的失敗之後，球隊需要一些時間來舔舐傷口。