mǎshīqiántí

马失前蹄

Word · Verb phraseTraditional馬失前蹄

to slip up; to meet an unexpected setback

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Meanings

1 sense · 4 examples
1.

verb phrase

to trip up unexpectedly; to have an unlucky mishap

neutral

强调失败或挫折是出于偶然或疏忽,而非能力不济。常用于描述有经验或能力强的人遭遇意外失败。

Zhè这
wèi位
lǎo老
jiàng将
zài在
jué决
sài赛
zhōng中
mǎ马
shī失
qián前
tí蹄
 ,
shū输
gěi给
le了
nián年
qīng轻
xuǎn选
shǒu手
 。

This veteran unexpectedly slipped up in the finals and lost to a younger player.

Tā他
shì是
zuì最
yōu优
xiù秀
de的
chéng程
xù序
yuán员
 ,
dàn但
zhè这
cì次
dài代
mǎ码
shěn审
chá查
zhōng中
jìng竟
rán然
mǎ马
shī失
qián前
tí蹄
 ,
fàn犯
le了
gè个
dī低
jí级
cuò错
wù误
 。

He is the most excellent programmer, but he unexpectedly tripped up in this code review and made a basic mistake.

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Wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
zhè这
cì次
tóu投
biāo标
xiàng项
mù目
zhǔn准
bèi备
chōng充
fèn分
 ,
méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
huì会
mǎ马
shī失
qián前
tí蹄
 。

Our company was well-prepared for this bidding project; we never thought we'd have such an unlucky mishap.

Zài在
guān关
jiàn键
yī一
qiú球
shàng上
mǎ马
shī失
qián前
tí蹄
 ,
ràng让
tā他
yǔ与
guàn冠
jūn军
shī失
zhī之
jiāo交
bì臂
 。

Tripping up on the crucial shot caused him to miss out on the championship.