flameout
noun[C]
USinformaluk/ˈfleɪm.aʊt/us/ˈfleɪm.aʊt/afailurethathappensin a verysuddenandnoticeableway, usually after someone or something has been verysuccessful:
(极度成功之后)突然失败,跌落thespectacularflameout ofoncehigh-flyinginternetstocks昔日高歌猛进的网络股的突然跌落
the fact of not being successful
- failureFailure is not an option.
- breakdownThe complete breakdown of local infrastructure left residents without water or electricity.
- meltdownThe markets experienced a meltdown at the news of the sale.
- collapseThe car manufacturer's collapse left the region's economy in tatters.
- failHe tried to sing the anthem, but it was an epic fail.
Failures
- another/the final nail in the coffinidiom
- bloodbath
- brain freeze
- breakdown
- busted flush
- car crash
- foul(something)up
- freefall
- game overidiom
- hash
- lemon
- lost cause
- lulu
- mess
- nail
- slim pickings
- slush pile
- track record
- train wreck
- turkey