unglued
adjective
USinformaluk/ʌnˈɡluːd/us/ʌnˈɡluːd/come unglued
toexperiencedifficultiesandfail:
失败,崩溃,瓦解When thesecretplanscame unglued, thepresidentwasrevealedto haveorderedtheburglary.秘密约定败露后,发现总裁是这起入室盗窃案的主谋。
tolosecontrolofyouremotionsorbehaviourandbecomeveryangry:
感情(或行为)失控;心烦意乱It wasreportedthat she "came unglued" when sheheardof hisrefusaltocooperate.据报道,当她得知他拒绝合作后情绪失控。
Unsuccessful (people and things)
- abortive
- achiever
- be dead in the wateridiom
- botched
- counterproductive
- flatline
- frustrated
- futile
- go/get/head nowhereidiom
- inauspicious
- lame duck
- redemption
- rope
- small-time
- small-timer
- stillborn
- struggling
- vain
- vainly
- washed up