asleep at the switch meaning in English
疏忽职守
玩忽职守, 错过机会
玩忽职守,坐失良机
坐失良机
Examples
- I was asleep at the switch .
我错过了时机。 - I cannot bear you are asleep at the switch
我不能容许你玩忽职守 - Don ' t fall asleep at the switch when the job is offered to you
当你有机会得到这一工作时，千万不要掉以轻心。 - Leon was supposed to signal us at the proper time by flashing a light in the window , but apparently he fell asleep at the switch
利昂本来应该在适当的时候从窗口给我们发出闪光信号，但他显然没有履行职责。