Play the field 脚踏多只船,不专一Dylan decided to play the field and apply to many jobs.Victor played the field and did not make a firm commitment to any of his 3 girlfriends.Even though they were married, Allison suspected that her husband was still playing the field.Definition: Date more than one person; avoid an exclusive commitment. Can be used for other areas.Etymology: This term originated in British horse racing, where it meant "to bet on every horse in a race except the favorite." It was transferred to other activities about 1930.******脚踏多只船,不专一He is multi-talented. He has always been playing the field in his career. 他多才多艺,职业上一直脚踏多只船.Everything else about him is impeccable! Only one thing bothers girls who want to date him. He plays the field and can never settle down with one woman. 别的他都无可挑剔,只有一件事让想和他约会的女孩子们烦恼,那就是:他同时交往很多女朋友,脚踏好些只船,永远不能和任何一个女人固定下来. xxxxxxxxxxxxxjump shipEdmund decided to jump ship to the half marathon after he discovered the full marathon was too hard.Another advertising company offered Don a $10,000 wage to jump ship.The TV star jumped ship after the first season when a better TV series casted him.Definition: If you jump ship, you suddenly leave a job or activity before it is finished, especially to go and work for someone else. Or when there is difficulty.Etymology: It is based on the literal meaning of jumping ship, which is to leave a ship without permission while it is temporarily in a port in the middle of a trip.******跳槽 中途放弃Year end is the time when we see many people jump ship for better job offers. 年底跳槽的人特别多.Seeing there is little hope in gaining benefits from this daunting project, the selfish and pragmatic professor decided to jump ship. 眼看获利希望不大,这位自私又实际的教授中途放弃了这个项目.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxtake a leaf out of someone's bookPerhaps other countries can take a leaf out of Japan's book in preserving cultural heritage, since their trick is to make traditional culture Cool and Hip.It is good for the young radio host to take a leaf out of the more experienced radio host's book.I should take a leaf out of Greg's book and do sit ups every night to get abs.Definition: To copy something that someone else does because it will bring you advantages. Etymology: The word leaf here refers to a page from a book. Therefore, when you take a leaf from someone's book, you are copying what the individual has written.******学习 模仿 借鉴New graduates should take a leaf out of senior employees' book and learn about his trade as soon as possible. 毕业生新入职应该多向老员工学习,以尽快了解行业.China needs to explore its own mode of development. But this does not mean that it must avoid taking a leaf out of another country's book of development. 中国应该探索自己的发展道路,但这并不表示我们不能借鉴别国的发展经验.