| 释义 |
miss by a mile
1. be very wrong; be far from right 极不正确
* He tried to guess on the examination, but his answers missed by a mile. 他在考试中试图猜题，可他的答案离题万里。
2. fail badly; not succeed at all 彻底失败
* Temple stood for election, but in the final counting he missed by a mile. 坦普尔参加了竞选，但最后计票时遭到了惨败。 |