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Meaning of 前功尽弃

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前 qián 功 gōng 尽 jìn 弃 qì (Trad.: 前功盡棄)
to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain
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Antonyms: 大功告成
Example Sentences
1
成功的希望不大
,
还可能前功尽弃
。
There is small chance of success, and you risk all you have gained.
2
如果我现在把它剪断
,
就等于前功尽弃
。
Now if I cut it, all my previous work will be wasted.
3
早上本来跑的不错
,
然后突然由于变速箱的问题而前功尽弃
。
You can do well in the morning, then you get a problem with the gearbox and a good result vanishes.
4
当我们努力避免全球性金融崩溃时
,
我们还必须设法避免全球发展前功尽弃
。
As we work to avoid a global financial meltdown, we must also work to avoid a global development meltdown.
5
第二
,
很多人经过多年的努力
,
最后考虑退出时开始松懈
,
最后导致
“
前功尽弃
”
。
Secondly, many people go a bit "off the rails" when they finally get to relax after years of hard venture-building.