It is better to be safe than sorry.
事后追悔不如事前稳妥。
英文谚语 3120 句(一) 第 141 部分

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better ['bɛtɚ] 词频1
adj. 较好的;更合适的;能力更强的;好转的; adv. 更好地;更妥;更; v. 胜过;上进; n. 更好者;更有才智者;
"We're hoping for better weather tomorrow."
我们希望明天天气转好。
近义:improve, perfect, upgrade, meliorate, complete, enrich 反义:intensify, worsen, aggravate, deteriorate, exacerbate, lousy
safe [sef] 词频1 词根: 服侍
adj. 安全的;保险的,肯定的;无损的;提供保护的; n. 保险箱,保险柜;冷藏箱;〈俚〉避孕套;
💡 被save(拯救)已safe(安全)
"The family jewels are locked away in a safe."
家里的珠宝首饰都锁在保险柜里。
近义:strongbox, vault, innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless 反义:hesitant, hesitative, infirm, irresolute, shaky, skeptical
sorry ['sɔri] 词频1
adj. 对不起的;无价值的,低等的;遗憾的;感到伤心的;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义:heartbroken, heavyhearted, mournful, pained, regretful, repentant

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