in small doses

Related to word: dose

Idiom

Definition

  1. For short periods of time or in small amounts.

    短時間

    • I can only handle those loud noises in small doses; I get uncomfortable quickly.

      我只能短暫地忍受那些噪音,很快就會感到不舒服。

    • She finds it best to take the news in small doses because it often makes her anxious.

      她覺得最好少量地接收新聞,因為這常常讓她感到焦慮。

    • The movie was great but I needed to watch it in small doses as it was very intense.

      這部電影很棒,但我需要分次觀看,因為它非常緊湊。