"miss the mark" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 未達到目標
• 沒有切中要點

Definition

未能實現目標，做錯了，或沒有達到期望，通常指嘗試做或說某事時失敗。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多為比喻用法，常用於評論、回饋別人的觀點或努力。常和“完全”、“真的”搭配。不用於實際行動如錯過場合。

Examples

He tried to answer the question, but he missed the mark.

他試圖回答問題，但**沒有切中要點**。

Her joke missed the mark and nobody laughed.

她的笑話**未達到目標**，沒有人笑。

The new policy missed the mark because it didn’t solve the problem.

新政策**未達到目標**，因為沒有解決問題。

I appreciate your effort, but your suggestion really missed the mark this time.

我很感激你的努力，但你的建議這次**真的沒切中要點**。

If their advertisement was meant to attract young people, it completely missed the mark.

如果他們的廣告是想吸引年輕人，那就**完全未達到目標**。

When you try too hard to impress, you might miss the mark instead.

當你太過努力想給人留下深刻印象時，反而可能**未達到目標**。