a flash in the pan
基本解释
- 曇花一現
英汉例句
- L: A flash in the pan is something that starts out really well, but lasts for only a very short amount of time.
哦,就是曇花一現! 你是說,你希望這個新投手不要在開始的時候表現很出色,但很快就默默無聞了。 - 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.
許多與他同時代的人都與他有著相同的驚訝和沮喪,他們都覺得這種東方未開化國家對歐洲最強悍戰爭機器表麪上的勝利,不過是曇花一現而已。 - Industry analysts see the current gains as more than a flash in the pan.
行業分析師認爲現今銷售量的增加竝不是曇花一現。 - 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?
雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- something that happened only once or for a short time and was not repeated