今日短语

这个表达可用来描述人或事物。在描述人时，“fall by the wayside” 形容一个人半途而废，没能完成某件事；在描述事物时，形容事物被搁置、放弃，或人们不再使用它了。

例句

I was really keen on going camping this summer, but that idea has fallen by the wayside.
我原本非常想今年夏天去野营，但这个想法被搁置了。

Lots of new businesses started up, but most of them have now fallen by the wayside.
当时展开了很多新业务，但现在大多数都已经不再做了。

She kept up with people at the start of the race, but then started to fall by the wayside after a few kilometres.
在比赛一开始的时候，她紧跟第一方阵，但在几公里后，她就被甩在后面了。