今日短語(yǔ)
這個(gè)表達(dá)可用來(lái)描述人或事物。在描述人時(shí),“fall by the wayside” 形容一個(gè)人半途而廢,沒(méi)能完成某件事;在描述事物時(shí),形容事物被擱置、放棄,或人們不再使用它了。
例句
I was really keen on going camping this summer, but that idea has fallen by the wayside.
我原本非常想今年夏天去野營(yíng),但這個(gè)想法被擱置了。
Lots of new businesses started up, but most of them have now fallen by the wayside.
當(dāng)時(shí)展開(kāi)了很多新業(yè)務(wù),但現(xiàn)在大多數(shù)都已經(jīng)不再做了。
She kept up with people at the start of the race, but then started to fall by the wayside after a few kilometres.
在比賽一開(kāi)始的時(shí)候,她緊跟第一方陣,但在幾公里后,她就被甩在后面了。