try to make a good showing try to win credit for try to bring credit to
This chap has let us down.
他这个人真不争气。
—— 给力词典精选My legs failed me and I wasn´t able to run the last lap.
我这腿不争气,最后一圈跑不动了。
—— 给力词典精选He had again the corrosive sense of failure that always dogged him.
老是摆脱不掉的那种侵心的不争气之感,顿时又笼罩在他的心头。
—— 辞典例句I already knew about the lousy cars.
我已经知道那些个不争气的车子。
—— 辞典例句Success is self confident , failure fear the stronger others.
成功者不生气而是争气, 失败者生气而不争气。
—— 给力词典精选