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- 反义词
- 一曝十寒expose sth. to sunheat for one day and to cold for ten days;One scorch and ten colds.;play fast and loose;study [do] sth. for one day and put it aside for the next ten days ;
- 中断suspend;break off;[计] interrupt;interception;blackout ;
- 中止discontinue;suspend;break off;stop suppression;abeyance;
- 付之东流all one’s efforts wasted;be irrevocally lost as sth. is thrown into the eastward flowing stream;cast to the winds ;
- 停顿 stop;halt;pause;be at a standstill;break down ;
- 前功尽弃waste all the previous efforts;waste the efforts already made;All labour lost.;All one's labour has been in vain. ;
- 功亏一篑（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 ;
- 功败垂成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 ;
- 废然而返He returned to his native place much disappointed.;come back dispirited and disappointed ;
- 戛然而止stop abruptly;cease abruptly;come to an abrupt end;
- 打退堂鼓（比喻遇到困难就撒手不干） beat a retreat;back out;draw [pull;haul] in one's horns ;
- 有始无终having a beginning but no end;begin well but end badly;begin well but fall off towards the close;do sth. but halves ;
- 浅尝辄止put away the cup after taking a tiny sip;stop after getting a little knowledge of a subject [about sth.];be satisfied with a smattering of knowledge on a subject;just to have a tiny sip of ;
- 虎头蛇尾（比喻先紧后松， 有始无终） begin with tigerish energy but peter out towards the end;a brave beginning and weak ending;a flash in the pan;a tiger's head and a snake's tail;anti-climax ;
- 双语例句 更多例句
Now the question is, whether it's worth while to undo all that has been done.
现在的问题是半途而废是否值得.
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They have already declared their intention to fight on rather than settle for half-measures.
他们已经宣布要继续战斗，而不是半途而废。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
He became more and more irritated by her inability to stick at anything.
他对她做任何事都会半途而废感到越来越恼火。
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Doing something by halves, is to do something partially or incompletely.
做事半途而废, 就是做某件事只做一部分,不做完.
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I approach things enthusastically and I don't like leaving things half done.
我热诚对待每件事,不喜欢半途而废.
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There is a danger of the housing programme running out of steam, ie losing its impetus.
住宅兴建计画有半途而废之虞.
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We must carry the experiment through to the end, not give up halfway.
这项试验一定要搞到底, 不能半途而废.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
Somewhere along the line they begin to avoid becoming self-responsible.
失败者半途而废,在中途就开始不对自己负责了.
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- cater v.满足…的需要;接待;考虑到;提供饮食;承办酒席;
- last year 去年;上年;去岁;
- occasion n.机会;时刻;场合;原因 ;v.导致;引起;
- Scottish adj.苏格兰的，苏格兰式的;
- Sundays adv. 于每星期日;n. 星期日( Sunday的名词复数 );星期天;每逢星期日出版的报纸;星期日报;
- Wall Street n.华尔街(美国纽约金融中心和证券交易所所在地)
- gym n.<非正>健身房;体育馆;室内健身操;体操;
- worst adj.最坏的;最差的（bad, ill的最高级）;adv.最糟;最严重（badly的最高级）;
- witness n.目击者;见证人;v.出席;见证;
- ourplay 话剧;OurPlay是一款专为手游玩家设计的加速和模拟软件
- bathe v.（给…）洗澡;清洗，浸泡;游泳;（光线）洒满;
- rust n.铁锈;锈病，锈菌;荒废，停滞;锈，锈色;vt.& vi.（使）生锈;[植]害锈病;变钝，荒废;
