汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 失之交臂
失之交臂
to miss narrowly / to let a great opportunity slip
交臂 Arm touch arm, finger pass / Describe missed in person
彼此擦肩而过,互相却不知道◇指当面错过了好机会想不到难得遇见的艺术系招考,我却失之交臂,未能报上名。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

机会难得,幸勿失之交臂

Don't let slip such a golden opportunity.

我们总是与生命中许多机会失之交臂

We always lose many chances we take in our lives.

而且更重要的是,我们也更容易与胜利失之交臂

And in important of that, we lose many chance of winner easily, too.

然而,该禁令意味着三星公司将与这个重要的展示机会失之交臂

However, the injunction means it will miss out on the opportunity.

不是爱情不再永恒,而是浮躁和易变的心灵一次次与真爱失之交臂

Nope love is not eternal, but impetuous and fickle heart and love again and again missed.

而且,最愚蠢的就是你与之失之交臂,而它珍贵如爱。

And you're stupid if you turn your back on something as important as love.

他说:“在西班牙和摩纳哥两站和冠军失之交臂后,车队对重返光荣充满了强烈渴望。”

He said: "After narrowly missing out on victories in Spain and Monaco, there's still a tremendous desire and spirit within the team to get back onto the top step of the podium."

这个错误让无数男人与他们心驰神往的女人失之交臂,即使是那些有成就的男人也不能幸免。

This is the mistake that keeps most men from ever having the kind of success with women that they truly want.

没准你因为停车而发现一块隐藏的宝石呢,而如果你不停车你就与它失之交臂了。

Maybe you found a hidden gem because of parking, and if you don't stop you will miss it.

有些意外的是,该剧的灵魂人物,音乐剧的作曲者艾尔顿约翰爵士,却与最佳原创音乐奖失之交臂

However, the musical and its composer, Sir Elton John, lost out in best score category which went to Next to Normal.