| 释义 |
flash in the pan a thing or person whose sudden but brief success is not repeated or repeatable 昙花一现, 过眼云烟： our start to the season was just a flash in the pan. 我们在本赛季开始时的态势不过是昙花一现。 [ORIGIN: with allusion to priming of a firearm, the flash arising from an explosion of gunpowder within the lock.] flash in the pana person or thing that starts out well but does not continue 昙花一现的人物；虎头蛇尾；短暂的成功 * Mary got 100 on the first test in arithmetic but it was just a flash in the pan because she later failed several times in arithmetic. 玛丽第一次算术考试得了100分，但只是昙花一现，因为后来几次算术考试都不及格。 * They won the first match, but it was only a flash in the pan, they lost all the other games. 他们赢了第1场比赛，可是好景不长，后面几场比赛全输了。 * He was indeed popular for a short time, but he didn't last long, just a flash in the pan. 他的确红了一阵子，但好景不长，只不过是昙花一现而已。 |