a flash in the pan
英 /ə flæʃ ɪn ðə pæn/
中文釋義
曇花一現
Something that shows great promise but fails to last or deliver.
常用搭配
- prove a flash in the pan只是曇花一現
- just a flash in the pan不過曇花一現
- turn out a flash in the pan終歸曇花一現
例句
- Everyone hoped the band wasn't just a flash in the pan.大家都盼這樂隊不只是曇花一現。
- The startup's early success proved a flash in the pan.那家初創的早期成功只是曇花一現。