| 单词 | fizzle |
| 释义 | fiz·zle /ˈfɪzəl/ verb 1 fizzle out phrasal verb informal STOP HAPPENINGto gradually stop happening, especially because people become less interested 〔因越来越不感兴趣而〕渐停，夭折 Their romance just fizzled out. 他们的恋情就这么不了了之。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusfizzle• In the past, hand-held communicating units, with more limited functions, have fizzled.• The plan was carried out a century later, but at the time it fizzled.• The project fizzled and Turner left the company.• A blizzard kept demonstrators away, and a planned church vigil reportedly fizzled for lack of interest.• The road fizzled out at a gate plastered with fire hazard warnings, leading on to the moor itself.• The story fizzled when two things were learned.Origin fizzle (1500-1600) Probably from fist “to fart” ((15-17 centuries))fiz·zle verbChineseSyllable less especially to become interested happening, stop because people gradually Corpus |
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