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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像夜里擦肩而过的船只, 短暂相遇
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.
我们像夜里擦肩而过的船只，在会议上短暂相遇后就再也没见过面。
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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.
尽管住在同一个城市，我们的日程安排却如此不同，以至于我们总是像夜里擦肩而过的船只。