别人让你“play safe”是啥意思？

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⭐今日表达⭐

play (it) safe

小心谨慎，稳扎稳打，确保万无一失

⭐解释⭐

If you play safe or play it safe, you do not take any risks.

take risks 冒险

⭐精选例句⭐

If you want to play safe, cut down on the amount of salt you eat.

如果你想万无一失，就少吃盐。

cut down on sth 减少…的量

amount n.量

salt n.盐

《福尔摩斯：基本演绎法》Elementary台词：

I find, from time to time, playing it safe is the best strategy.

我发现，有时候，求稳是最好的策略。

from time to time 时不时；有时

strategy /ˈstrætədʒi/ n.策略

《疑犯追踪》Person of Interest台词：

When everybody was betting big on the housing market, we played it safe. So when the crash came, we went from a small start-up to a major player.

当所有人都在房地产市场下大赌注时，我们稳扎稳打。所以金融危机时，我们从一个小创业公司，一跃而起，成功登顶。

bet n/v.打赌

bet big on 下大赌注在…上

the housing market 房地产市场

= the real estate market

crash n.崩溃

start-up n.启动；初创企业

major n.主要的