橘子朗文词典

a flash in the pan

A 开头单词

基本解释

  • 昙花一现

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    双语例句

  • L: A flash in the pan is something that starts out really well, but lasts for only a very short amount of time.
    哦，就是昙花一现！ 你是说，你希望这个新投手不要在开始的时候表现很出色，但很快就默默无闻了。
  • Many of his contemporaries shared his surprise and dismay and assumed that this apparent triumph of an uncivilised eastern nation over the best fighting machine in Europe was but a flash in the pan.
    许多与他同时代的人都与他有着相同的惊讶和沮丧，他们都觉得这种东方未开化国家对欧洲最强悍战争机器表面上的胜利，不过是昙花一现而已。
  • Industry analysts see the current gains as more than a flash in the pan.
    行业分析师认为现今销售量的增加并不是昙花一现。

    • 权威例句

  • To some old-school analysts this makes fracking seem like a flash in the pan.
    FORBES: Will Natural Gas Stay Cheap Enough To Replace Coal And Lower US Carbon Emissions
  • The interviewers all wondered: Is Lady Gaga a flash in the pan or the real thing?
    FORBES: Will Lady Gaga Stay on Top?

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • something that happened only once or for a short time and was not repeated