drop the ball
英 [drɒp ðə bɔːl]
美 [drɑːp ðə bɔːl]
吊球
英英释义
verb
- commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
- I blundered during the job interview
双语例句
- The one thing you didn't want to do was drop the ball.
在他“玩”这个游戏的时候，最重要的是你千万不要把球丢掉。 - Every time I've ever asked you to do something, you drop the ball.
每次我要求你做的事情，你总是失误。 - In baseball I was as likely to get hit on the head as to drop the ball.
打垒球时，打着头的几率和丢球的几率一样高； - Before you drop the ball into the spinning wheel, you bet a number on the electronic layout.
在你把小球投入转盘之前，先在布局上赌个号码。 - Don't rely on him. He's sure to drop the ball.
不要依赖他，他定会犯错误。 - Right now the most difficult challenge for Olympus is what best they must do not to drop the ball.
眼前对Olympus对具困难的挑战是他们必须做到最好而不是放弃。 - An explicit request to circulate puts people in an awkward position: they can say no and look rude, or drop the ball and look disorganized.
直接要求分享会让人处于尴尬的境地：他们可以拒绝，这样就会显得粗鲁，也可以置之不理，这样就显得毫无组织性。 - That's what people want to see him do – drop his shoulder, knock the ball past someone and put one in the top bin ( top corner).
这就是人们希望看到的，他应该成为最佳，打进这种漂亮的进球。 - If they come at you with a knife, drop to the ground, ball up to protect your torso ( the kill zone) and kick at the attacker's knees or groin.
如果他们用刀逼迫你，蹲到地下，蜷起身体保护你的主身（致命区），然后踢袭击者的膝盖或下档。 - One who acts as a decoy, as in a confidence game. Before you drop the ball into the spinning wheel, you bet a number on the electronic layout.
诱骗者，赌棍同伙充当眼线的人，如在一场骗局中在你把小球投入转盘之前，先在布局上赌个号码。