asleep at the switch

asleep at the switch 基本解释

玩忽职守, 错过机会

词组短语

1、be asleep at the switch 玩忽职守, 错过机会

asleep at the switch 用法和例句

1、He got sacked for falling asleep at the switch

他因玩忽职守被开除了

2、The guard was asleep at the switch when robber broke in.

这个强盗进来时, 这个守卫却没有看见。

3、Their guard was asleep at the switch when the robber broke in.

当抢匪闯入时, 警卫竟然擅离职守。

4、The new man was asleep at the switch and the two trains crashed.

新来的人疏忽职守没有扳道而使两列火车相撞了。

5、A deer came in sight, but he was asleep at the switch and did not fire a single shot.

一头鹿出现了, 但他坐失良机, 没有开一枪。

6、When the ducks flew over, the boy was asleep at the switch and missed his shot.

当野鸭飞过的时候，那男孩漫不经心而错过了射击。

重点词汇

asleep adj. 睡着的；休眠的；麻木的；已死的 adv. 熟睡地；处于麻木不仁的状态；长眠

switch n. 开关, 电闸, 转换, 软枝, 鞭子, 道岔 vt. 转变, 切换, 摆动, 转换, 使转轨 vi. 转换, 变换, 摆动 [计] 开关; 翻转; 转移