like ships that pass in the night
US /laɪk ʃɪps ðæt pæs ɪn ðə naɪt/
UK /laɪk ʃɪps ðæt pæs ɪn ðə naɪt/
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像夜裡擦肩而過的船隻, 短暫相遇
two people who meet for a short time and then separate, often without getting to know each other well
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We were like ships that pass in the night, meeting briefly at the conference and never seeing each other again.
我們像夜裡擦肩而過的船隻，在會議上短暫相遇後就再也沒見過面。
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Despite living in the same city, our schedules were so different that we were always like ships that pass in the night.
儘管住在同一個城市，我們的日程安排卻如此不同，以至於我們總是像夜裡擦肩而過的船隻。