汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 吃一堑长一智
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit
chī () qiàn () zhǎng/cháng zhì
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

人人都会犯错,只要吃一堑长一智就好。

But all of us make mistakes and personal mistakes are a fantastic teacher.

我们损失了很多钱,只当是吃一堑长一智了。

We lost a lot of money, but we just put it down to experience.

吃一堑长一智:在社交网络档案中使用隐私控制。

Lesson Learned: Use Privacy Controls on Your Social Network profile.

吃一堑长一智,今年他允诺要采取更强硬立场。

Chastened, he promised to take a tougher line on this year's budget.

当我们成熟后,我们会发现我们如果不能吃一堑长一智,我们还会犯同样的错误。

As we mature we find that we make the same mistakes unless we learn from them.

如今,吃一堑长一智的监管者们在价格看上去存在泡沫时谈论着有罪推定,而非无罪推定。

Chastened regulators now talk about a presumption of guilt, not innocence, when prices look frothy.

不用说,这肯定不会是我最成功的面试。不过吃一堑长一智,我知道了下回我要学会该闭嘴的时候闭上嘴巴。

Needless to say, that was not my best interview. But, you live and learn. I'll know next time to keep my mouth shut!