"come to grief" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 失敗
• 遭遇不幸

Definition

嚴重失敗、遇到大問題或遭遇事故；通常用來指某人或某事遇到不幸或災難。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是正式或文學化的成語，日常對話中少用。常指意外的失敗或事故，可形容人或事物（‘The plan came to grief’）。不應與“悲傷降臨”等混淆。

Examples

The car came to grief on the icy road.

汽車在結冰的路上**出了事故**。

Several hikers came to grief in the storm.

幾位健行者在暴風雨中**遇到了不幸**。

The old plan finally came to grief.

那個舊計劃最終**失敗了**。

If you drive too fast on wet roads, you might come to grief.

如果你在濕滑的路上開得太快，很可能**出事**。

Everyone warned her, but she still came to grief trying that shortcut.

大家都提醒了她，但她嘗試那條捷徑時還是**遇到了麻煩**。

Many quick-fix diets come to grief when people can't keep up with them.

很多速成飲食法在堅持不下去時就會**失敗**。