wayside
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT The wayside is the side of the road. 路邊[文學(xué)性] [usu 'the' N in sing]
2. PHRASE If a person or plan falls by the wayside, they fail or stop before they complete what they set out to do. 半途而廢
Amateurs fall by the wayside when the going gets tough. 初學(xué)者們遇到困難就半途而廢。
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wayside /?we??sa?d/ (waysides)
劍橋詞典
- ?fall by the wayside
If someone falls by the wayside, they fail to finish an activity , and if something falls by the wayside, people stop doing it, making it, or using it.
（某人）半途而廢，沒能完成；（某物）被擱置，停止使用
So why does one company survive a recession while its competitors fall by the wayside? 為什么有些公司能在蕭條中生存，而其競爭者卻紛紛落馬呢？ 返回 wayside