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
  1. In the second round, the challenger gave up
  Synonym:drop outgive updrop by the waysidethrow inthrow in the towelquitchuck up the sponge

双语例句

• Many will fall by the wayside.
  很多公司都会因失败而放弃。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• So many would-be slimmers fail to stay the course and fall by the wayside.
  有很多想身材苗条的人没能坚持到底而中途败下阵来。
• 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。
• We must care for the weak who will otherwise fall by the wayside
  我们要关心那些弱者，不然他们会因失败而放弃努力的
• 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。
• Albert Gore Jr. apparently ready to fall by the wayside? he can focus on Jesse Jackson one-on-one.
  在那儿－戈尔参议员已经差不多被淘汰了－他可以集中精力一对一与杰克逊周旋。
• 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。