miss the boat

短语

坐失良机

词形变化

missed the boat misses the boat 三单 misses the boat missing the boat missing the boat 现在分词 missed the boat 过去式 missed the boat 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To fail to take advantage of an opportunity; to overlook or be too late to pursue an option or course of action.

    错过机会

    不及物

    The price discount ended yesterday and I just missed the boat on a great deal.

    As for food delivery technology, our company missed the boat, the harbor, and the ocean.

词源

Allusion to failing to catch a boat in time, effectively “missing” the boat. Popular since the 1920s.

来源：wiktionary