a flash in the pan
英 /ə flæʃ ɪn ðə pæn/
中文释义
昙花一现
Something that shows great promise but fails to last or deliver.
常用搭配
- prove a flash in the pan只是昙花一现
- just a flash in the pan不过昙花一现
- turn out a flash in the pan终归昙花一现
例句
- Everyone hoped the band wasn't just a flash in the pan.大家都盼这乐队不只是昙花一现。
- The startup's early success proved a flash in the pan.那家初创的早期成功只是昙花一现。