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a watched pot never boils

更新日期:2026-08-14

词语 a watched pot never boils
释义

a watched pot never boils proverb time seems to drag endlessly when you're waiting anxiously for something to happen 〈谚〉守着看壶壶不开。 a watched ˌpot never ˈboils(saying)used to say that when you are impatient for sth to happen, time seems to pass very slowly心急水不开(越心急,时间过得越慢)

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