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单词 asleep at the wheel | asleep on the job
释义
asleep at the wheel | asleep on the job
(North American English also asleep at the switch)
  1. not paying enough attention to what you need to do因漫不经心而未尽到职责
    • Let's hope the regulators are not asleep at the wheel.希望监管机构不会麻痹大意。
    • They were asleep on the job as the financial crisis deepened.金融危机恶化之时他们疏于职守。
    • Someone must have been asleep at the switch to alow this to happen.一定有人在开关处睡着了,才会发生这种情况。
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