汉英词典
MEANING OF 覆水难收
覆水难收
(覆水難收)
spilt water is difficult to retrieve (idiom) / it's no use crying over spilt milk / what's done is done and can't be reversed / the damage is done / once divorced, there's no reuniting
The water that fell on the ground is difficult to recover / The metaphor is a foregone conclusion and cannot be undone
倒（dào）在地上的水无法再收回。比喻已成事实的事难以挽回（多用于夫妻离异）。
| EXAMPLE SENTENCES | ||
|---|---|---|
你知道，覆水难收。 What is done cannot be undone, you know. | ||
覆水难收，我必须有耐心！ What is done can't be undone, and I must be patient! | ||
常言道：覆水难收，后悔也于事无补。 As the saying goes — it's no use crying over spilt milk. | ||
为弄翻的牛奶而哭是没有用的。喻：覆水难收！ - - -谚语。 There is no point in crying over spilt milk. | ||
