失之交臂是一个汉语成语，拼音是 shī zhī jiāo bì，意思交臂：胳膊碰胳膊，指擦肩而过。形容当面错过。语出 《庄子·田子方》。

典故

【出处】： 《庄子·田子方》：“吾终身与汝交一臂而失之，可不哀与？”

【举例造句】： 用人者不务取其大而专取小知，则卓荦俊伟之材失之交臂矣。 ★清·魏源《默觚下治篇一》

词语辨析

【拼音代码】： szjb

【近义词】：坐失良机、失诸交臂

【反义词】：机不可失

【灯谜】： 文

【用法】： 作谓语、定语；形容当面错过机会

【英文】： just miss the person or opportunity

成语示例

她与奥斯卡奖失之交臂。

She narrowly missed winning an oscar.

若悲伤感怀，你会与他们失之交臂。

Be sad, and you lose them all.

机会难得，不可失之交臂。

Opportunity is rare, don't let it go when it comes.

这个词叫我与成功失之交臂。

This one word separates me from my success.

你和他们失之交臂--他们刚刚离开。

You've missed them-they only left a moment ago.

在比赛的最后关头他与金牌失之交臂。

The gold medal slipped from his grasp in the last momerits of the race.

我们本来也可能像一闪而过的两粒宇宙尘埃一样失之交臂。

We could have flashed by one another like two pieces of cosmic dust.

时间、地点、天气错过了一点都会彼此失之交臂。

Time, location, weather missed a little all would each other loses it to hand over arm.

不然，一大笔幸福就会在此刻与你失之交臂。

Otherwise you might miss a great deal of happiness that is available to you right now.

疾病、伤痛、爱情、与成功失之交臂，以及彻彻底底的糊涂犯错，这些都是你对精神极限的考验。

Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatnes and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul.