Once bit twice shy
一旦被蛇咬三年怕井绳
🧩 词语组成解析
bit
[bɪt]
n. 一点，一块;少量，少许;一会儿，一转眼;[计] 比特（二进位制信息单位）;
adj. 很小的，微不足道的;
adv. [口语]相当，有点儿，或多或少，多少[a bit to的省略];
vt. 给（马）上嚼子;上衔铁;抑制;制约;
v. 咬，叮( bite的过去式);刺痛;咬饵;有咬（或叮）的习性;
shy
[ʃaɪ]
adj. 害羞的;怕羞的;害怕（做）;<美>缺乏的;
vi. 惊退，畏缩;避开（某人）;（用石子，球等）乱投;
n. 投掷;（马）惊退，惊逸;投扔，乱丢;
🗣️ 情景例句
It was our pleasure.
不胜荣幸。
This river is one third as long as that river.
这条河只有那条河的三分之一长。
From this we get the expression to make a beeline for someone or something, which means to go quickly along a straight direct course for someone or something.
从这里我们得到一条短语"to make a beeline for someone or something，意思是迅速地沿着一条直线向某人或某物走去。