crash-and-burn UK [ˌkræʃ.ənd'bɜ:n] US [-'bɝ:n] adjective informal ■making you fail or feel as if you've failed 使人有挫败感的,使人失败的•It's that crash-and-burn moment of stepping on the scale and realizing you have put on weight rather than losing it.当你站在秤上发现自己不但没有减肥成功反而还增重了,会感到很挫败。 |