Swing for the Fences是什么意思

Swing for the Fences是什么意思

孤注一掷（棒球的“打全垒”）
eg：
That is why this voter is hoping Obama will swing for the fences.
这就是为什么选民希望奥巴马能孤注一掷。

字面意思就是用力挥棒力求打出一个全垒打。 这个词在生活中的引伸意思就是： to act in a way that might generate a very good result, but which also has a large chance of failing. 全力去追求最好的效果，但是失败的风险会相当高。类似孤注一掷。（记住全垒打不是这么容易的）。这个词一般用作告诫别人做事不要太急进。 don't swing for the fence, we need to run the program step by step. 年青人，紧记做事不要太急功近利 - swing for the fence哦。 ＝）

有两种解释 1.打全垒打 (baseball, softball) To swing at the ball as hard as possible, with the aim of getting a home run, increasing the chance of missing the ball. 例句：Don't swing for the fence unless it's an easy ball, be content with running part way. 2.孤注一掷 (idiomatic) To act in a way that might generate a very good result, but which also has a large chance of failing. 例句：I'm not going to swing for the fence tomorrow, but I'm hoping my speech will be warmly received.