Be asleep at the switch
玩忽职守, 错过机会
🧩 词语组成解析
be
[bi]
v. 是;有，存在;做，成为;发生;
aux. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质;
at
[æt]
prep. （表示位置）在;在（某时间或时刻）;以，达; 向，朝;
n. 阿特（老挝辅币单位，100 阿特 = 1 基普）;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
switch
[swɪtʃ]
n. 开关;转换，转换器;软鞭子;[信]接线台;
vt.& vi. 转变，改变;转换;关闭电流;鞭打;
vt. 转换;挥动（棍棒、鞭子等）;迅速转动;鞭打;
vi. 交换;调换;
🗣️ 情景例句
Speaking of being a mother,
谈到当母亲，
I worked at the store yesterday.
我昨天在商店工作。
Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, when they noticed with dismay that the speedboat was moving in a circle.
两个人刚开始向岸边游去，就突然惊愕地发现快艇正在转着圈行驶，