and it is true that some high-profile ones, such as carmakers, have come unstuck by promising health benefits that subsequently became too expensive.

确实有一些高姿态的公司，如汽车制造商，因承诺的医疗福利最后不堪重负。

lego has come unstuck before, when it branched out into theme parks, girls’ toys, clothes, watches and other unfamiliar businesses.

乐高公司之前将业务扩展到主题公园、女孩儿玩具、衣服、手表和其他不熟悉的领域时碰到很多困难。

first, the state’s demographics are changing fast enough that an overly ambitious partisan gerrymander is likely to come unstuck during its ten-year lifespan.

首先，本州的人口分布情况变化很快，如果偏向某个党派的选区划分进行得太过，在未来的十年里可能不能收效。

lionel drives far too fast and one of these days he「s going to really come unstuck .

莱昂内尔车实在开得太快了，总有一天他真会出事的。

past schemes designed to instil fiscal discipline have frequently come unstuck sooner or later.

过去为逐渐渗透财政条例而设计的方案迟早会受阻。

arsenal can expect another stern test of their credentials at blackburn on sunday - games where they have often come unstuck in the past.

阿森纳将在周日面临又一场严厉的考验，检验他们在布莱克本的信心。

monarchical solidarity is, of course, the ultimate bond, at a time when the republican dynasties of egypt, libya, syria and tunisia have come unstuck or look shaky.

各国君主之间的团结当然是终极契约，当埃及、利比亚、叙利亚和突尼西亚等共和王朝已经松脱或政局不稳。

by packing the midfield, a technically strong passing side will come unstuck and provide opportunities for counter-attacking football.

通过中场的站位，这成了一种典型的边路突破反击的足球。

still linked together by the infamous 「death highway」, many an experienced biker has come unstuck on the sandy, muddy trails 「linking」 koh nhek in mondulkiri with lumphat in ratanakiri.

这些地方仍由恶名在外的「死亡公路」相连，许多资深骑手在连接蒙多基里的空恩和腊塔纳基里的龙帕之间的沙土小道上铩羽而归。

the government」s going to come unstuck if prices keep rising.

如果物价继续上涨，政府就会摇摇欲坠。

efforts to raise sticker prices sometimes come unstuck because salesmen give discounts to favorite customers, or because managers make 「temporary」 exceptions to the new rule.

有时商家给老主顾特别优惠，或者经营者在新规则下开特例，弄得提价一团糟。

you'll come unstuck just like napoleon.

你将会像拿破侖一样被困其中。

but it has come unstuck in the internet era as readers have shifted their attention to other media, quickly followed by advertisers.

但在互联网时代它行不通了，因为读者将注意力转向其他媒体，广告商也随之而去。