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fall by the wayside

/fɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/

翻译: 指在某个过程中失败、被放弃或半途而废,落后于他人;常用于形容项目、计划或人被淘汰、掉队。

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/fɔːl baɪ ðə ˈweɪsaɪd/C1formal
  • zh指在某个过程中失败、被放弃或半途而废,落后于他人;常用于形容项目、计划或人被淘汰、掉队。

To fail to continue in an endeavor, be abandoned, or be left behind as others progress; often used to describe projects, plans, or people who drop out of an activity.

  1. Fail to continueB2informal

    To fail to persist in an endeavor or to be left behind as others progress.

    zh半途而废

    • Many students start the course but fall by the wayside after the first exam.
    • His ambitious plans for the business eventually fell by the wayside.
    • She was determined not to let her dreams fall by the wayside.