功败垂成

[gōng bài chuí chéng]
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功败垂成的英文翻译

基本释义

参考释义

功败垂成 [gōng bài chuí chéng]
  • - fail on the verge of success; suffer defeat when victory is within reach; abandon work near completion; a slip between the cup and the lip; failed in the end; between the cup and the lip; fail in a great undertaking on the verge of success; fail only when nearing success; fall through when success is in sight; fail at the last moment; flop just before the finish; a failure that was nearly a success; One's attempt fails when success is already in sight.; suffer defeat when victory is within one's grasp

功败垂成的用法和样例:

例句

  1. 他们以为能在选举中轻易取胜,但事情往往会功败垂成。
    They think they'll win the election easily, but there's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.

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