"wither on the vine" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 被遺棄
• 被擱置不理

Definition

指某事被忽視或擱置不理，最終失敗、消失或變得無效，通常是因為缺乏關注或支持。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這個短語多用於比喻那些因缺乏支持或關注而被擱置不用的計畫、想法或機會。常見於商業、政治或個人目標語境，屬於非正式用語。

Examples

If you ignore your dreams, they may wither on the vine.

如果你忽視你的夢想，它們可能會**被擱置不理**。

Many small businesses wither on the vine without enough customers.

許多小企業因沒有足夠的客戶而**被遺棄**。

The new app idea was left to wither on the vine.

新應用的想法被**擱置不理**了。

He didn’t want his plans to just wither on the vine, so he took action.

他不想讓自己的計劃就這樣**被遺棄**，所以採取了行動。

Instead of letting the project wither on the vine, the team found new investors.

團隊沒有讓項目**被擱置不理**，而是找到了新投資人。

Too many good ideas in the company wither on the vine because nobody speaks up.

公司裡太多好想法都**被擱置不理**，因為沒人提出來。