pratfall

英 [ˈprætfɔːl] 美 [ˈprætfɔːl]

n.  丢人现眼; 出丑; 屁股蹲儿; 坐跌

复数:pratfalls

COCA.30963



牛津词典

noun

  1. 丢人现眼;出丑
    an embarrassing mistake
    1. 屁股蹲儿;坐跌
      a fall on your bottom

      柯林斯词典

      1. N-COUNT 出丑;洋相
        If someone takes a pratfall, they make an embarrassing mistake.
        1. They're waiting for the poor little rich girl to take a pratfall.
          他们等着瞧那个可怜的富家小姐出丑。
      2. 屁股蹲儿;坐跌
        A pratfall is a fall onto your bottom.

        双语例句

        1. They're waiting for the poor little rich girl to take a pratfall.
          他们等着瞧那个可怜的富家小姐出丑。
        2. I took a powerful pratfall just below the summit, smashing my back against the stone steps.
          在离开顶峰后不久,我就狠狠地摔了一跤,我的背撞在了石头台阶上。
        3. Sometimes public figures are liked even more after their pratfall.
          公众人物在出丑之后更加受人喜欢。
        4. I took a pratfall right on the sidewalk.
          我一屁股跌坐在人行道上。

        英英释义

        noun

        1. an embarrassing mistake

            Synonym:    blunderblooperbloomerbunglefoul-upfuckupflubbotchbonerboo-boo

          1. a fall onto your buttocks