| 单词 | slow and steady wins the race |
| 释义 | > as lemmasslow and (also but) steady (also sure) wins the race P1. Proverb. slow and (also but) steady (also sure) wins the race: success is achieved through sustained or patient effort. Also in elliptical phrases.With allusion to the fable of Aesop in which a tortoise wins a race against a hare by continuing on to the finish line while the hare, confident of victory, takes a nap. ΚΠ 1755 Connoisseur (1756) No. 90. 546 Though I own thy quicker parts, Things are not always won by starts: You may deride my awkward pace, But slow and steady wins the race. 1840 Visit to Bury St. Edmunds (1845) v. 93 In poor Sandford's cottage did I resolve to follow the good rules of your Society: the task for some time will not be easy, but slow and sure wins the race, does it not? 1899 E. Phillpotts Loup-Garou! 225 Don't dash at this thing like a mad bull at a gate. Slow and steady is the plan. 1903 N.Y. Times 3 May 10/3 Slow but sure wins the race; but the young man who is the proud possessor of a written recommendation to that effect still is looking for an employer. 2017 M. Sugiura It's not like it's Secret vii. 48 It's about endurance. You know, slow and steady wins the race. < as lemmas |
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