《破产姐妹》口语养成之“最终告吹”

1.fizzle out

【原句】His campaign fizzled out.(S06E11)

【翻译】他的项目宣告失败了。

【场景】Han担心Oleg心术不正且没有把餐厅经营搞好，Max安慰Han说Oleg的歪心思暂时不用担心。

【讲解】

fizzle out — phrasal verb with fizzle v. [ I ] 逐渐终止，有始无终。

= to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way

fizzle v. [ I ]逐渐结束；逐渐破灭。= to gradually end

【例句】

They went to different universities and their relationship just fizzled out.

由于他们上的不是同一所大学，两人的关系便逐渐结束了。

Interest in the project fizzled after the funding was withdrawn.

撤资后，人们对此项目的兴趣逐渐丧失殆尽。

2.be unplugged

【原句】There, the phone is unplugged.(S06E11)

【翻译】好啦，电话线拔掉了。

【场景】对于一整天都是语音信箱的电话拨打回复，Han听完Max的安慰话后继续开车，而另一边Oleg从里屋把电话连线一起拿了出来，为了不让餐厅顾客投诉。

【讲解】

unplug v. [ T ]

①拔下（电器的电源插头） = to take the plug of a piece of electrical equipment out of the place where it is connected to the electricity supply

②除掉…的障碍物 = to remove what is blocking something

【例句】

Did you unplug the iron?

你拔下熨斗的插头了吗？

The video shows you how to unplug a bath drain full of hair.

这段视频向你展示如何疏通一个完全被头发堵塞的浴缸下水道。

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