miss the boat
US /mɪs ðə boʊt/
・UK /mɪs ðə bəʊt/
B1 中級
idm.錯失良機
He missed the boat by not applying for the job on time.
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賈克·佛斯科．社會控術學入門｜賴瑞金專訪 (1974) (Jacque Fresco - Introduction to Sociocyberneering - Larry King (1974))
- And if you cannot work for that, then you miss the boat.
這個社會中的交通運輸方式將會是不同的
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- And the opposite would be this: if I went later in the day, I might miss the boat.
如果我想 beat the rush，我就會在店家一開門就去，這樣我才有機會在東西賣完之前買到。
- When you miss the boat, it means you don't have an opportunity to buy the thing or whatever you were going to do because everyone else got there before you.
我想 beat the rush。
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- So, it docks for 45 minutes and it circles for 45 minutes, and if you miss the boat, it's not a big deal because they have a bar right on the pier.
也就是說，它會停靠 45 分鐘、繞行 45 分鐘，而如果錯過班次也沒什麼大不了，因為他們在碼頭上有一間酒吧。
- if you miss the boat, it's not a big deal because they have a bar right on the pier.
我曾經有過一次甚至學會駕駛飛機的經驗，我們繞行了自由女神像。
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- Do you think that sort of in Southeast Asia, so miss the boat there, that's not going to happen,
這就是我們在新加坡 Switch 的「Beyond the Valley」又一集的內容。
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- Well, here's an interesting phrase: "to miss the boat." Miss the boat.
嗯，這裡有個有趣的說法：「to miss the boat」。錯過船。
- Now, if you miss the boat, that means you have missed a chance or missed an opportunity, mainly because you were late or you weren't quick enough.
現在，如果你「miss the boat」，意思就是你錯過了一個機會，主要是因為你太晚或不夠快。