| 释义 |
drop the ball N. Amer. informal make a mistake; mishandle things 〈北美, 非正式〉犯错, 出错, 做错事: I really dropped the ball on this one. 在这件事上我的确出了错。 [ORIGIN: with allusion to mishandling in baseball.] drop the ˈball(NAmE) (informal)to make a mistake and spoil sth that you are responsible for犯错;处理失当 |