《破產姐妹》口語養成之“最終告吹”
1.fizzle out
【原句】His campaign fizzled out.(S06E11)
【翻譯】他的項目宣告失敗了。
【場景】Han擔心Oleg心術不正且沒有把餐廳經營搞好，Max安慰Han說Oleg的歪心思暫時不用擔心。
【講解】
fizzle out — phrasal verb with fizzle v. [ I ] 逐漸終止，有始無終。
= to gradually end, often in a disappointing or weak way
fizzle v. [ I ]逐漸結束；逐漸破滅。= to gradually end
【例句】
They went to different universities and their relationship just fizzled out.
由於他們上的不是同一所大學，兩人的關係便逐漸結束了。
Interest in the project fizzled after the funding was withdrawn.
撤資後，人們對此項目的興趣逐漸喪失殆盡。
2.be unplugged
【原句】There, the phone is unplugged.(S06E11)
【翻譯】好啦，電話線拔掉了。
【場景】對於一整天都是語音信箱的電話撥打回復，Han聽完Max的安慰話後繼續開車，而另一邊Oleg從裏屋把電話連線一起拿了出來，爲了不讓餐廳顧客投訴。
【講解】
unplug v. [ T ]
①拔下（電器的電源插頭） = 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…的障礙物 = to remove what is blocking something
【例句】
Did you unplug the iron?
你拔下熨斗的插頭了嗎？
The video shows you how to unplug a bath drain full of hair.
這段視頻向你展示如何疏通一個完全被頭髮堵塞的浴缸下水道。
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