成功与失败习语

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Published: 2025年12月23日

Success & Failure Idioms

Success & Failure Idioms (成功与失败习语)

习语 (Idiom)	英文释义 (Definition)	例句 (Example)	中文含义 & 解析
hit the big time	become very successful or famous	After years of small gigs, the band finally hit the big time.	走红;功成名就 💡 解析: 进入了顶级行列(big time)。
hit the jackpot	become financially successful / suddenly rich	He hit the jackpot with his new invention.	中大奖;发大财 💡 解析: 老虎机的头奖叫 Jackpot。
win hands down	won it easily and with little effort	Our team won the match hands down.	轻取;轻易获胜 💡 解析: 赛马骑师如果领先很多,就可以把手放低(hands down)放松缰绳冲过终点。
an overnight success	successful very quickly	She became an overnight success after the video went viral.	一夜成名 💡 解析: 似乎在一夜之间就成功了。
the dizzy heights	a very important position	He rose to the dizzy heights of CEO.	令人眩晕的高位 💡 解析: 爬得太高让人头晕(dizzy),形容地位极高。
go from strength to strength	becoming increasingly successful	The company has gone from strength to strength since the merger.	不断壮大;越做越好 💡 解析: 力量越来越强。
run like clockwork	happened as planned, without any problems	The event ran like clockwork.	运转顺畅;极有规律 💡 解析: 像钟表机械一样精准无误地运行。
bring the house down	greatly impressed an audience	Her performance brought the house down.	博得满堂彩;全场轰动 💡 解析: 掌声和欢呼声太大,震得房子都要塌了。
a runaway success	extremely successful	The movie was a runaway success.	大获成功 💡 解析: 成功得像失控的马一样停不下来(势不可挡)。
fall flat on (its) face	was a complete failure	The new product launch fell flat on its face.	彻底失败;摔了个大跟头 💡 解析: 脸朝下直挺挺地摔倒,形容惨败。
go belly up	go wrong, or fail (often bankruptcy)	The business went belly up after only a year.	破产;完蛋 💡 解析: 鱼死了会翻肚皮(belly up)浮在水面。形容公司倒闭。
go pear-shaped	going badly, or failing (UK)	Everything went pear-shaped when the computer crashed.	搞砸了;出岔子 💡 解析: (英式口语) 事情没有按完美的圆形发展,而是变成了梨形(变形了)。
on the ropes	failing or close to defeat	The champion is on the ropes; he looks tired.	岌岌可危;处于困境 💡 解析: 拳击手被打得靠在围绳(ropes)上,无力还击。
a recipe for disaster	a cause of major problems	Giving him that much power is a recipe for disaster.	灾难的源头;祸根 💡 解析: 就像做菜的配方一样,这样做肯定会"做"出一场灾难。
an utter failure	a complete failure	The party was an utter failure. No one came.	彻底的失败 💡 解析: Utter 意为"十足的、彻底的"。
screw up	make a mess of	I really screwed up my interview.	搞砸了 💡 解析: 极常用的口语。把事情弄得一团糟。
beat a dead horse	wasting energy on something that will never succeed	Trying to convince him is beating a dead horse.	徒劳无功;做无用功 💡 解析: 马已经死了,再怎么鞭打它也不会跑。