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释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms ofbombin EnglishbombThesaurus>to not work or happen as intended>bomb These are words and phrases related tobomb. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of bomb. TO NOT WORK OR HAPPEN AS INTENDEDThe play absolutely bombed. Synonyms and examples fail We tried our best, but ultimately the project failed. fall apart Things were going smoothly until we hired him, and now everything is falling apart. fall to pieces The plan has potential, but unless we proceed carefully, it could fall to pieces. fall through Our plans to visit fell through at the last minute. crackinformal The Liberal Party is cracking under the pressure of these allegations. go belly upmainlyUSinformal I wanted to invest in his company, but it went belly up at the beginning of the year. fall short The new camera promises excellent zoom capabilities, but it falls short. fall between two stools The book really fell between two stools: not short enough to appeal to casual readers, but not serious enough to draw in literary readers. go down the panUKinformal I had high hopes for my club, but they've gone down the pan. go pear-shapedUKinformal All seemed to be on track, but then our plans went pear-shaped. come to nothing All those years of work, and for what? It's all come to nothing. bite the dust Despite interest from investors, it's likely that the airline start-up will bite the dust. come a cropperinformal The team really came a cropper after trading their star forward. go down the tubesinformal Without a stimulus package, our economy's going to go down the tubes. crash and burninformal Once the goalie was injured, the team crashed and burned, losing 7-1. flop His debut film flopped at the box office. Antonym and example succeed The campaign succeeded, and he was re-elected. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofbomb. See also failure breakdown meltdown collapse washoutinformal fiasco debacle omnishamblesUKinformal flameoutUSinformal non-success inefficacyformal success turkeyinformal clunkerUSinformal dudinformal lemonmainlyUSinformal be a disasterinformal loserinformal lame duck no-hoperUK non-starterinformal default malpractice dereliction neglect negligence lapse non-fulfilmentUK non-action inactionformal Learn moreWhen something fails, itdoes not work or does not happen as intended. Thefact of being unsuccessfulis called failure. Failure is also used to describesomeone or something that is not successfulorthe fact of not doing something that you should. SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT SUCCESSFULHis website was one of the biggest dotcom bombs in the history of the internet. Synonyms and examples failure The shuttle launch was a complete failure. success The operation was a success. turkeyinformal I really wanted to like it, but that show ended up being a real turkey. clunkerUSinformal That pitch was a real clunker. dudinformal My charger doesn't work - I think I've got a dud. lemonmainlyUSinformal His new car is a lemon. be a disasterinformal The whole company was just a disaster. loserinformal She just can't get ahead - she's a born loser. flopinformal His first feature-length film was a flop. lame duck All the books in this series are excellent - there are no lame ducks. no-hoperUK That lot of no-hopers will never make it to the World Cup. non-starterinformal They'll never agree to that - it's a non-starter for the Democrats. non-success The programme was required to track all measurable successes and non-successes. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms ofbomb. See also fail fall apart fall to pieces fall through crackinformal go belly upmainlyUSinformal fall short fall between two stools go down the panUKinformal go pear-shapedUKinformal come to nothing bite the dust come a cropperinformal go down the tubesinformal crash and burninformal breakdown meltdown collapse washoutinformal fiasco debacle omnishamblesUKinformal flameoutUSinformal inefficacyformal default malpractice dereliction neglect negligence lapse non-fulfilmentUK non-action inactionformal Learn moreWhen something fails, itdoes not work or does not happen as intended. Thefact of being unsuccessfulis called failure. Failure is also used to describesomeone or something that is not successfulorthe fact of not doing something that you should. |
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