| 释义 |
fall from grace a situation in which someone stops being respected by other people or loses their position of authority, especially because they have done something wrong〔尤因做错事后〕不再受人尊敬，失去权威性:•He was the head of the intelligence service until his fall from grace.失去人们的信任之前，他是情报部门的负责人。ˌfall from ˈgraceto lose the trust or respect that people have for you, especially by doing sth wrong or immoral（尤指因做了错事或不道德之事而）失去信任，失去尊重，失去恩宠 |