| 释义 |
wayside
['weɪ.saɪd] noun
fall by the wayside
■If someone falls by the wayside, they fail to finish an activity, and if something falls by the wayside, people stop doing it, making it, or using it. 形容某人半途而废，没能完成某活动；形容某物被搁置，人们不再制造使用•So why does one company survive a recession while its competitors fall by the wayside?为甚么有些公司能安然度过经济萧条期，而其竞争者却纷纷落马呢？ |