不能得手 meaning in English

founder 3

If this one foundered, weeks and possibly months would accrue before another major drive could be initiated .
这一次要是依然不能得手，再要筹措一次大规模的进攻起码又得几个星期以至几个月。
Effective but with a quick opponent you are most unlikely to get it
有效，但对付一个动作很快的对手时多半不能得手。
He failed dismally where the woman was slightly experienced and possessed innate refinement
但是碰到稍有经验，情感高雅的女子时，他就一筹莫展，不能得手了。
There was four or five men cavorting around on their horses in the open place before the log store , cussing and yelling , and trying to get at a couple of young chaps that was behind the wood - rank alongside of the steamboat landing ; but they couldn t come it
有四五个人在木场前一片空地上骑着马来回转动，一边咒骂吼叫，想要把沿轮船码头木垛后边的一对年轻人打死可就是不能得手。