"let slip by" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 错过

Definition

没有抓住机会，或让机会/时间流逝而未采取行动。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是一种口语和略带成语性质的表达，多用于错过机会或感到后悔。一般搭配“机会/时机”，不用来形容错过实物。

Examples

Don't let slip by this chance to travel.

不要**错过**这次旅行的机会。

She let slip by many great jobs.

她**错过了**很多好工作。

I won't let slip by my last chance.

我不会**错过**最后的机会。

He realized too late that he'd let slip by the perfect moment to speak up.

他太晚才意识到自己**错过了**说话的最佳时机。

Opportunities like this don't come often—don't let slip by what could change your life.

这样的机会不常有——不要**错过**可能改变你人生的机会。

If you let slip by this deal, you might regret it for years.

如果**错过**这个交易，你可能会后悔多年。