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live to fight another day

/lɪv tuː faɪt əˈnʌðər deɪ/ /laɪv tuː faɪt əˈnʌðər deɪ/

Meanings
verb

留得青山在，不怕没柴烧; 韬光养晦

To persist despite a failure or difficulty.

Examples :

"Even though she lost the debate, she decided to live to fight another day and learn from her mistakes for the next competition. "
虽然她在辩论中输了，但她决定留得青山在，不怕没柴烧，从错误中吸取教训，为下次比赛做准备。
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Related Words

Illustration learn

learn noun

/lɜːn/ /lɝn/

学习，学问

"My son's math learn is very important for his future. "

我儿子的数学学习对他未来非常重要。

Illustration decided

decided verb

/dɪˈsaɪdəd/

决定， 裁定， 断定

"Her last-minute goal decided the game."

她最后一分钟的进球决定了比赛的胜负。

Illustration competition

competition noun

/ˌkɒmpəˈtɪʃən/ /ˌkɑːmpəˈtɪʃən/

比赛，竞赛

"The competition for this job is strong."

这份工作的竞争非常激烈。

Illustration debate

debate noun

/dɪˈbeɪt/

辩论, 争论，讨论。

"After a four-hour debate, the committee voted to table the motion."

经过四个小时的辩论，委员会投票决定将该动议搁置。

Illustration fight

fight verb

[fʌɪt] /faɪt/

打架，战斗，搏斗

"A wounded animal will fight like a maniac, relentless, savage and murderous."

受伤的动物会像疯子一样搏斗，毫不留情，凶残而且充满杀气。

Illustration persist

persist verb

/pəˈsɪst/ /pɚˈsɪst/

坚持， 固执， 持续。

"Despite the difficult math problem, Sarah persisted until she found the solution. "

虽然这道数学题很难，但莎拉坚持不懈，最终找到了答案。

Illustration difficulty

difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

困难，难度

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

这道数学题的难度让很多学生觉得很难解开。

Illustration though

though adverb

/ðəʊ/ /ðoʊ/

虽然，可是，但是

"I will do it, though."

不过，我还是会做的。

Illustration failure

failure noun

/ˈfeɪl.jɚ/ /ˈfeɪl.jə/

失败，失败之处，不如意。

"The student's repeated failure to complete her homework resulted in a failing grade. "

这个学生屡次未能完成作业，导致了不及格的成绩。（Zhège xuésheng lǚcì wèinéng wánchéng zuòyè, dǎozhì le bù jígé de chéngjì.）

Illustration mistakes

mistakes noun

/mɪsˈteɪks/

错误，过失

""Everyone makes mistakes when they are learning something new." "

每个人在学习新事物的时候都会犯错误。

Illustration another

another pronoun

/æˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /əˈnʌð.ə(ɹ)/ /æˈnʌð.ɚ/ /əˈnʌð.ɚ/

另一个，又一个。

"There is one sterling and here is another"

这里有一个英镑，这里是另一个。

Illustration despite

despite noun

/dɪˈspaɪt/

鄙视，蔑视，憎恨

"Despite her parents' disapproval, Sarah pursued her dream of becoming a musician. "

尽管遭到父母的鄙视，莎拉还是追求了成为音乐家的梦想。(Jǐnguǎn zāodào fùmǔ de bǐshì, Shā lā háishì zhuīqiú le chéngwéi yīnyuèjiā de mèngxiǎng.)