shoot down in flames

  1. 严厉申斥
    • At the meeting Smith made some objection to my plan which I was able to shoot down in flames with no trouble.
      在那次会议上, 史密斯对我的计划颇有微词, 对此我毫不费事地进行了严厉谴责。

网络词典

shoot down in flames

英 ˈʃʊt dʌn / ˈʃʊt dʌns 美 ˈʃʊt dʌn / ˈʃʊt dʌns
短语 中文翻译:被彻底击败或摧毁
同义词: ['destroy', 'vanquish', 'utterly defeat']

例句:

  1. 1.The team's hopes of winning the championship were shot down in flames.
    球队赢得冠军的希望被彻底摧毁了。
  2. 2. The company was forced to shut down due to lack of funding.
    由于资金不足,公司被迫关闭。
  3. 3.The project was a complete failure, shooting down in flames at the first attempt.
    这个项目从一开始就彻底失败,第一次尝试就被推翻了。