pratfall
['prætfɔ:l]
n. 屁股着地的摔倒, 不像样的失态
例句与用法:
I don't want to invest all my money in this business; it would mean prating all my eggs in one basket.
我不想把所有的钱都投资在这项生意上,那是孤注一掷的做法。
Listen to him prating on about nothing.
听他瞎唠叨。
词形变化:
副词: pratingly | 名词: prater | 动词过去式: prated | 动词过去分词: prated | 动词现在分词: prating | 动词第三人称单数: prates |
详细释义:
n.
1. 屁股着地的摔倒
2. 可耻的失败