坚持 - 缺乏努力

掌握与缺乏努力相关的英语习语，如“耗尽精力”和“退居二线”。

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to [fall|drop] by the wayside [短语]

to fail to keep on doing something

Ex: Many of her colleagues had fallen by the wayside .

to [give] {sth} a miss [短语]

to decide against doing something

Ex: Sounds like a great opportunity , but I think I 'm gon na give it a miss .

to [give] up the ghost [短语]

to put an stop to an activity one knows has very little or no chance of achieving success

Ex: All I 'd cherished from early childhood had been denied me , so I simply gave up the ghost .

to [lift|raise] a finger [短语]

to make a minimal effort to do something, particularly in order to help someone

Ex: He just watches TV and never lifts a finger to help with the dishes .

to [pull] {one's} socks up [短语]

to try one's best to improve something that is not good or satisfactory enough

Ex: He pulled his socks up and didi ti hiself at last .

to [run] out of steam [短语]

to lose one's enthusiasm or motivation, making one incapable of finishing a job or task

Ex: I started out excited about the project, but after a few months I ran out of steam and didn't want to do it anymore.

to [take] a back seat [短语]

to stop participating actively, often because success seems unlikely or because one chooses to withdraw

Ex: He decided to take a back seat in the negotiations after realizing his influence was too limited .

on a (silver|) platter [短语]

achieved or delivered to one easily or without making any effort

Ex: If you sell your share in the company now , you 're handing the ownership to him on a silver platter .

to throw {one's} hand in [短语]

to give up doing something or stop being a part of something, particularly due to seeing no way of success

to [fiddle] while Rome [burn] [短语]

to neglect important issues and handle less important ones instead

Ex: Environmentalists claimed governments were fiddling while Rome burned .