汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 重蹈覆辙
重蹈覆辙 (重蹈覆轍)
to follow the track of an overturned cart / to repeat a disastrous policy
蹈 tread / 覆 turn / 辙 Traces of wheels / Re-enter the old road that overturned the car / The metaphor is not to learn a lesson, and then go the old way of failure
语出《后汉书.窦武传》"今不虑前事之失,复循覆车之轨。"谓又走上翻车的老路。比喻不吸取以往的教训,重犯过去的错误。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

该机构看似又要重蹈覆辙

The establishment seems to be off on another quest for fool's gold.

而且可能将永不重蹈覆辙

And probably never will again.

否则,你就注定会重蹈覆辙

Otherwise, you are doomed to repeat it.

又一次,看似克林顿女士下定决心不再重蹈覆辙

Again, Mrs Clinton seems determined not to make the same mistake.

历史告诉我们人类有重蹈覆辙的趋势。

History tells us that mankind has a tendency to repeat past mistakes.

而这些愤世弃俗者认为美联储又在重蹈覆辙

And the cynics believe the Fed is at it again.

悔恨自己的错误,而且力求不再重蹈覆辙,这才是真正的悔恨。

To regret one's errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance.there

重新恢复短信功能需去警察局并立下书面字据,保证不再重蹈覆辙

Restoring it would require a visit to the police and a written pledge not to text smut again.

未来,变暖趋势将持续不断,因此此类事件重蹈覆辙的机率将会更高。

As the warming trend continues in the future, the chances of such events being repeated more frequently will get higher.

虽然这些目的通常是为了使节欲增加,但是,这并不意味着青少年在明年不会重蹈覆辙

These commonly find an increase in intentions to stay abstinent, but that does not necessarily mean teenagers will still follow the script a year later.