"strike while the iron is hot" meaning in 英語

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Verb

Audio: En-au-strike while the iron is hot.ogg
  1. 趁金屬片(尤其是鐵片)燒紅時去敲打以塑形 Tags: literally
    Sense id: zh-strike_while_the_iron_is_hot-en-verb-AiDOflqX Categories (other): 英語 冶金學, 英語 鍛造 Topics: metallurgy
  2. 趁熱打鐵:抓緊條件有利時行動 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: zh-strike_while_the_iron_is_hot-en-verb-MHO6mrlu Categories (other): 有使用例的英語詞, 有引文的英語詞, 英語俗語, 英語引文翻譯請求
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: make hay while the sun shines, take time by the forelock
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    "Strike while the iron is hot!\n要趁熱打鐵!"
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          "text": "We should strike while the iron is hot and order some immediately, before they change the offer.",
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        },
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    "Strike while the iron is hot!\n要趁熱打鐵!"
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        },
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      "word": "make hay while the sun shines"
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