"let the chance slip by" in Chinese (Simplified)
错失机会
Definition
因为没有及时行动而错过机会。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多用于口语，表达对错过机会的遗憾。常与“机会”连用，类似 '错过机会'。
Examples
Don't let the chance slip by—apply for the job now!
不要**错失机会**，现在就申请这份工作吧！
He almost let the chance slip by, but changed his mind at the last moment.
他差点**错失机会**，但最后一刻改变了主意。
If you let the chance slip by, you might regret it later.
如果你**错失机会**，以后可能会后悔。
I didn't want to let the chance slip by, so I said yes right away.
我不想**错失机会**，所以立刻答应了。
She was nervous but didn't let the chance slip by—she gave the speech.
她虽然紧张，但没有**错失机会**，勇敢地演讲了。
Don’t just watch life go by—grab your dreams before you let the chance slip by.
别只是看着生活溜走——在**错失机会**前抓住你的梦想。