漢語中常說“把……扼殺在搖籃里”，意思是“在某種事情發(fā)生或者某種勢力發(fā)展起來之前，就將其消滅掉”，在萌芽狀態(tài)將其遏止（suppress or destroy something at an early stage）。與英文俚語“nip something in the bud”同義，表示“stop, cease, or prevent something at the beginning or early phase, before it becomes too difficult or unmanageable”。

例句：

我想把那點感情扼殺在搖籃里。
I wanted to nip that little romance in the bud.

為什么不在這個問題開始影響到整個用戶群之前把它扼殺在搖籃里呢？
Why don't you nip the issue in the bud before it starts affecting the entire user base?

Editor: Jade