(比喻一件大事只差最后一点人力物力而不能成功) lack a basketful -- work not completed;abandon work that has been seriously undertaken;be just one step short of success [completion];between the cup and the lip ;

She went away disappointed after getting tantalisingly close to breaking the record.
眼看就要破纪录却功亏一篑,她只能失望地离开。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》为什么你不继续编纂你的词典 呢 ?功亏一篑,你不觉得可惜 吗 ?
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》The lack of one basketful of earth spoils the entire effort to build a nine-ren mountain.
为山九 仞,功亏一篑.
来源:《现代汉英综合大词典》
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