English Dictionary

snatch defeat from the jaws of victory

動詞

慣用表現

(idiomatic) To suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.

日本語の意味

勝利が目前にあった状況で、予期せぬミスや誤判断により突然敗北すること

Up until the final minute, our team dominated, but a costly turnover caused us to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

最後の1分までチームは圧倒していたが、痛恨のターンオーバーで勝利を確信していた試合をまさかの敗北に変えてしまった。

意味（1）

(idiomatic) To suddenly lose a contest one seemed very likely to win, especially through mistakes or bad judgment.

... since the fall of communism, the West has managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, and with disastrous results.

snatches defeat from the jaws of victory （ present singular third-person ）

snatching defeat from the jaws of victory （ participle present ）

snatched defeat from the jaws of victory （ participle past ）

snatched defeat from the jaws of victory （ past ）