rip the Band-Aid off

/rɪp ðə ˈbænd.eɪd ɔːf/· 习语

财经/商业B2

rip the Band-Aid off
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Chinese meaning

快kuài刀dāo斩zhǎn乱luàn麻má,长cháng痛tòng不bù如rú短duǎn痛tòng

直zhí面miàn并bìng快kuài速sù了liǎo结jié痛tòng苦kǔ的de事shì,不bù拖tuō延yán

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黄huáng仁rén勋xūn主zhǔ动dòng一yí次cì性xìng调diào低dī毛máo利lì预yù期qī,不bù拖tuō延yán阵zhèn痛tòng

Example

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang defended his decision to "rip the Band-Aid off" on the company’s gross margins as the chip giant continues to power some of the world’s most advanced artificial intelligence models.

英yīng伟wěi达dáCEO黄huáng仁rén勋xūn为wèi自zì己jǐ在zài公gōng司sī毛máo利lì率lǜ上shàng「长cháng痛tòng不bù如rú短duǎn痛tòng」的de决jué定dìng进jìn行xíng了le辩biàn护hù,与yǔ此cǐ同tóng时shí,这zhè家jiā芯xīn片piàn巨jù头tóu仍réng在zài为wèi全quán球qiú一yī些xiē最zuì先xiān进jìn的de人rén工gōng智zhì能néng模mó型xíng提tí供gōng算suàn力lì支zhī持chí。

Source: Fox Business · 27 Aug 2026

Background ✎

英yīng伟wěi达dáCEO黄huáng仁rén勋xūn回huí应yìng外wài界jiè关guān于yú芯xīn片piàn可kě能néng涨zhǎng价jià15%的de报bào道dào,称chēng调diào低dī毛máo利lì预yù期qī是shì主zhǔ动dòng求qiú变biàn,并bìng强qiáng调diào公gōng司sī创chuàng造zào了le大dà量liàng就jiù业yè。

Roots · etymology

源自日常动作比喻——猛撕创可贴比慢慢揭更少痛

  • rip(猛地撕)+ the Band-Aid(创可贴)+ off(揭下来)

Collocations

  • rip the Band-Aid off / decide to rip the Band-Aid off / just rip the Band-Aid off already

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