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English translation for "功亏一篑"

[ gōngkuīyīkuì ] 
(比喻一件大事只差最后一点人力物力而不能成功) lack a basketful -- work not completed; abandon work that has been seriously undertaken; be just one step short of success [completion]; between the cup and the lip; fail to succeed for lack of a final effort; fall short of completion by one basket of earth; fail on the eve of complete success; fail to build a mound for want of the last basket of earth; fail to make the final effort [finishing touch]; just fall short of final completion; fall short of success at the last stage 短语和例子


Related Translations:
世事往往会功亏一篑:  there's many a slip'twixt the cuand the lipthere's many a slip‘twixt the cup and the lip
Example Sentences:
1.Her poor delivery spoilt an otherwise good speech .
她的演讲在各方面都很好,却因表达技巧差而功亏一篑
2.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
3.And now when we are so close , when it is finally within our grasp
难道你要让这一切功亏一篑
4.- doyou want me to fail ? - no
你想要我功亏一篑?不
5.Doyou want me to fail ? - no
你想要我功亏一篑?不
6.If it backfires , it could bedevil efforts to contain public spending
若计划遭遇不测,为控制政府开支所做的努力将功亏一篑
7.Illegal trade is a concern because it can sabotage efforts to stop an outbreak
非法禽鸟交易让人担忧,因为它会使人们对防止病毒爆发所作的努力功亏一篑
8.I just concern on this serious situation that because of me this huge project would be failed
我只是得顾及这一严肃的情势:因为我,这个巨资制作可能功亏一篑
9.Many weight - watchers have spent mountains of money to get a slim body , but fail in most cases
许多胖人为了有一个苗条的身材花费了大量的金钱,大多数人都功亏一篑
10.Only too late does it dawn on him that he has already been cornered to a dead end by yeung and shen . .
可是每次最接近真相的时候,总是功亏一篑!更被杨锦荣和沈澄迫至死角。
Similar Words:
"功景" English translation, "功课" English translation, "功课棒" English translation, "功课表" English translation, "功控参考电平" English translation, "功亏一篑,几乎取得成功" English translation, "功拉披耶" English translation, "功拉赛" English translation, "功拉育" English translation, "功郎" English translation