词汇 "send the helve after the hatchet" 在中文的含义
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send the helve after the hatchet
US /sɛnd ðə hɛlv ˈæftər ðə ˈhætʃɪt/
UK /sɛnd ðə hɛlv ˈɑːftə ðə ˈhætʃɪt/
成语
得不偿失, 孤注一掷以求挽回损失
to risk even more in a desperate attempt to recover what has already been lost; to throw good money after bad
示例:
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Investing more money into that failing business is just sending the helve after the hatchet.
向那家倒闭的企业投入更多资金，简直就是得不偿失，越陷越深。
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He lost his house gambling and then sent the helve after the hatchet by betting his car.
他赌博输掉了房子，接着又把车也赔了进去，真是孤注一掷，越输越多。