fall by the wayside

英 美
  • 半途而废;中途退出
  • by prep.靠近;通过;被;经由;不迟于adv.经过;在旁边;靠近
  • fall v.落下;倒下;来临n.秋天;落下;瀑布
  • the art.那;这;这些;那些adv.(用于比较级前)更加;用于最高级前;(用于形容词、副词比较级前)越...越...
  • wayside n.路旁adj.路旁的
Verb:
  1. give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat;

    "In the second round, the challenger gave up"

    1. Most people fall by the wayside.
      大多数人半途而废。
    2. It would be a shame to stop the work halfway.
      半途而废就太遗憾了。
    3. Of the ten contestants seven fell by the wayside.
      十名参赛者有七名中途退出。

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