“Go down a rabbit hole”
Daily life定義
深入研究某個主題，並花費比預期更多的時間。
English: To become deeply involved in a topic and spend more time on it than intended.
例句
範例
1 / 2“I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee.”
我花在閱讀咖啡歷史的時間遠遠超過了預期。
Use this idiom in context
Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee.Compare with the original example
I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee.
我花在閱讀咖啡歷史的時間遠遠超過了預期。
Write a two-line conversation using “Go down a rabbit hole”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
Check the expression in a dictionary常見問題
- What does "Go down a rabbit hole" mean?
- "Go down a rabbit hole" means 深入研究某個主題，並花費比預期更多的時間。.
- How do you use "Go down a rabbit hole" in a sentence?
- Example: "I went down a rabbit hole reading about the history of coffee."
- Should I interpret "Go down a rabbit hole" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.