fall by the wayside
英 [fɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd]
美 [fɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd]
中途停止;半路夭折
英英释义
verb
- give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope
- In the second round, the challenger gave up
双语例句
- We've seen some potential competitors fall by the wayside.
我们看到有些潜在竞争对手中途退出。 - Amateurs fall by the wayside when the going gets tough
业余爱好者遇到困难时往往半途而废。 - They let prevention fall by the wayside.
它们使预防工作半途而废。 - We should always remember this important thing, that is half of the people who have embarked on a one hundred mile journey may fall by the wayside.
我们应该记住这样一条古训：行百里者半九十。 - In the office we have discovered that while many candidates look promising, some fall by the wayside once they start corresponding. Those who can't spell or who become over-familiar at an early stage get weeded out.
在办公室里，我们发现，虽然许多候选人看起来很有希望，不过一开始通信，有些人就出局了：那些错字连篇或一开始就热情过头的人会被排除掉。 - When this happens, you lose your feeling of accomplishment and you fall by the wayside.
如果这样，你会失去成就感，半途而废。 - Now even the whole paycheck moniker may fall by the wayside.
如今，“全薪光”的绰号可能要成为过去了。 - Neither of these physicians is suggesting that preventive care, which typically comes to patients in the form of screening tests or lifestyle advice, should fall by the wayside.
这项新的研究发现：没有一个内科医师认为那些对于患者以甄别检查、生活方式忠告方式的预防性保健应该废弃一边。 - Google can no longer afford to let promising ideas fall by the wayside.
谷歌可不能再浪费好点子了。 - Most people fall by the wayside.
大多数人半途而废。