功亏一篑

功亏一篑的英文翻译,功亏一篑用英语怎么说,怎么读

读音: / gōng kuī yí kuì /

功亏一篑的英文翻译

between the cup and the lip be just one step short of success lack a basketful -- work not completed abandon work that has been seriously undertaken

1.
She went away disappointed after getting tantalisingly close to breaking the record.
眼看就要破纪录却功亏一篑，她只能失望地离开。
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2.
He should have won the match—it was a near miss.
这场比赛本该是他赢的—真是功亏一篑。
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3.
The lack of one basketful of earth spoils the entire effort to build a nine - ren mountain.
为山九仞，功亏一篑。
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4.
Why do you discontinue compiling your dictionary? Don´t you think it a pity to give it up when it is nearly completed?
为什么你不继续编纂你的词典呢？功亏一篑，你不觉得可惜吗？
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5.
There´s many a slip´s twixt the cup and the lip.
杯到囗边也会失手；功亏一篑。
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