| 词汇 | on-the-rocks |
| 释义 | on the rocksidiom informal likely to fail soon: 濒临崩溃 I think their marriage is on the rocks.我觉得他们的婚姻濒临解体。 not achieving wealth, popularity, or success unsuccessfulHe tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer. failedShe was a failed singer. frustratedHe was a legendary actor, but a frustrated director. strugglingThe struggling actor was cut from yet another film. on the ropesAfter that scandal, the MP is really on the ropes. If you have an alcoholic drink on the rocks, you have it with pieces of ice: （酒）加冰块的 I'll have a whisky on the rocks, please.请给我来杯加冰块的威士忌。 Unsuccessful (people and things) abortive abortively achiever be dead in the wateridiom bootless fruitlessly fruitlessness frustrated futile futilely on the ropesidiom redemption rope small-time small-timer up and downidiom vain vainly washed up you and whose army?idiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Drinks - general words on the rocks | American Dictionaryon the rocksidiom infmlfailing: Their marriage is on the rocks. on the rocks If an alcoholic drink is on the rocks, it is served with ice. |
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