"drop by the wayside" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 半途而廢
• 被拋棄

Definition

在活動、過程或競爭中停止參與、未能繼續，或被落在後面。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是一個習慣用語，常用於非正式場合。表示某人在活動或目標中未能堅持到底，被淘汰或遺忘。不要與字面“掉下去”混淆。“fall by the wayside”也是常見變體。

Examples

Many students drop by the wayside during the first year of college.

許多學生在大學第一年就**半途而廢**了。

Some ideas drop by the wayside when a project takes too long.

當一個項目拖得太久，有些想法就會**被拋棄**。

Old habits may drop by the wayside if you change your routine.

如果你改變作息，舊習慣可能會**半途而廢**。

Several team members dropped by the wayside before we finished the project.

在我們完成專案之前，有幾位團隊成員已經**退出了**。

Don’t let your dreams drop by the wayside because of small setbacks.

不要因為一些小挫折就讓你的夢想**半途而廢**。

Every year, hundreds of startups drop by the wayside despite having good ideas.

每年都有數百家新創公司即使有好點子也**被淘汰了**。