That expression is " to fall asleep at the switch" .

那个表达就是“to fall asleep at the switch”（玩忽职）。

In court records the company argued Rios was a negligent party, the case was later dismissed.

在法庭记，公司辩称里奥斯是玩忽职的一方，案后来被驳回。

But she fell asleep at the wheel and did not get her task done on time.

但她玩忽职，没有按时完成任务。

When it comes to teaching English, VOA Learning English promises not to fall asleep at the wheel.

说到英语教学，VOA慢速英语承诺不会玩忽职。

Senator Marco Rubio agreed that the president's failure to take action sooner amounted to a dereliction of duty.

参议员马尔科·鲁比奥同意，总统未能及早采取行动相当于玩忽职。

" This person has been negligent and irresponsible, and it's led to putting a lot of people in danger."

“这个人一直玩忽职，不负责任，这导致很多人处于危险之。”

During an important game, the star goalie of the football team was asleep at the wheel.

在一场重要的比赛，足球队的明星门员玩忽职。

French politicians have accused the UK of negligence after last week's reports of untreated sewage being discharged into the sea.

上周有报道称英国未经处理的污水排入大海，法国政客指责英国玩忽职。

So, don't sue me for malpractice later.

所， 后不要再告我玩忽职了。

The Ledo Stockade’s warden and 8 guards are formally reprimanded for negligence.

Ledo Stockade 的监狱长和 8 名警卫因玩忽职而受到正式训斥。

" You screwed around, and you're about to find out."

“你玩忽职，马上就会尝到苦果。”

Sometimes those causes are specified, like neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.

有时这些原因会被明确指出，如玩忽职或职务上的不法行为。

And if it wasn't a bastard about it, he would be derelict in his duties.

如果他对此不采取强硬手段，那就是玩忽职。

I feel a little derelict in my duty.

我觉得自己有点玩忽职了。

Perhaps their son had been condemned to death for cowardice or neglecting his duties.

也许他们的儿子因为懦弱或玩忽职而被判处死刑。

Therefore the cat neglected its duties, and was upon the worst of terms with the cook.

因此，这只猫玩忽职， 与厨师的关系最恶劣。

They weren't sleeping at the switch.

他们并没有玩忽职。

He has to identify some actual wrongdoing or malfeasance or neglect of duty that they have engaged in.

他必须指认出他们确实参与的违法行为、渎职行为或玩忽职行为。

" So that traitor could accuse Bluestar of negligence in front of the entire Gathering, " Fireheart concluded grimly.

“这样叛徒就可在整个集会上指责蓝星玩忽职，”火心冷酷地总结道。

A station master has been arrested and charged with manslaughter through negligence for the head-on collision of a passenger train with a freight train.

一辆客运列车与一辆货运列车迎头相撞，一名站长被控玩忽职过失杀人罪被逮捕。