"snatch defeat from the jaws of victory" in Chinese (Traditional)
Definition
在看似必勝時卻意外失敗。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是帶有諷刺意味的成語，常用於運動或類似場合，表示眼看就要贏卻意外失敗。常帶幽默或調侃語氣，屬非正式用語。與 'snatch victory from the jaws of defeat' 相反。
Examples
Our team snatched defeat from the jaws of victory by letting in a last-minute goal.
我們隊在最後一刻失球，**在快要勝利時反而失敗**。
They snatched defeat from the jaws of victory after making a careless mistake.
他們因為一個粗心的失誤而**在快要勝利時反而失敗**。
We almost won but ended up snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.
我們差點贏了，卻最後**在快要勝利時反而失敗**。
It looked like we had the game in the bag, but somehow we managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
明明勝券在握，結果我們居然**在快要勝利時反而失敗**。
After leading by 20 points, they somehow still managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.
領先20分後，他們竟然還**在快要勝利時反而失敗**。
Leave it to this team to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory—they always find new ways to lose.
這種事就只有這隊辦得到，總是能**在快要勝利時反而失敗**——他們總有新方法輸球。