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drop by the wayside

/drɒp baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/

翻译: 指未能坚持到底而中途退出,落在后面或被淘汰,而其他人继续前进并取得成功。

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/drɒp baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/C1formal
  • zh指未能坚持到底而中途退出,落在后面或被淘汰,而其他人继续前进并取得成功。

To fail to continue in an endeavor, be left behind, or become abandoned as others progress or succeed.

  1. B2informal

    To fail to continue with a task, activity, or journey; to give up or be left behind.

    zh半途而废

    • Many students started the course, but some dropped by the wayside.
    • The project was ambitious, but several team members dropped by the wayside.
    • He began training for the marathon but dropped by the wayside after a few weeks.