coast through:指几乎不费力地完成某事,常含“靠惯性、投入很少也能过关/混过去”的意思(多用于考试、工作任务、阶段性难关等)。
/koʊst θruː/ (AmE), /kəʊst θruː/ (BrE)
I didn’t study much, but I still coasted through the test.
我没怎么复习,但还是轻松通过了考试。
With his experience and a supportive team, she was able to coast through the first few months of the new job, even when unexpected problems came up.
凭借经验和团队支持,她在新工作的头几个月基本顺利过关,即使出现了意外问题也不太费劲。
coast 原义与“沿海岸行驶/航行”相关,后来在交通语境中引申出“滑行、靠惯性前进”(如汽车松油门后靠惯性滑行)。因此 coast through 比喻“不怎么用力、靠惯性就把事情过掉”。
该短语更常见于口语、媒体与当代写作;在经典文学中更常见的是同源用法 coast(“滑行/靠惯性前进”或比喻义)。包含 coast(及其引申意象)的著名作品例如: