once bitten, twice shy (wǎns bìtèn, tuó ài sī shāi)

Idiom Mistake

含义

after an unpleasant experience, you are careful to avoid it happening again

在一次不愉快的经历之后,你会小心避免它再次发生 (zai yi ci bu yu kuai de jing li zhi hou, ni hui xiao xin bi mian ta zai ci fa sheng)

例句

"After losing money in the stock market, he became once bitten, twice shy."

"在股市中失去钱后,他变得一旦受伤,两次害羞。" (zai gu shi zhong shi qu qian hou, ta bian de **yi dan shou shang, liang ci hai xiu**)