pratfall

pratfall

['prætfɔ:l]

n. 屁股着地的摔倒, 不像样的失态

例句与用法：

I don't want to invest all my money in this business; it would mean prating all my eggs in one basket.

我不想把所有的钱都投资在这项生意上，那是孤注一掷的做法。

Listen to him prating on about nothing.

听他瞎唠叨。

词形变化：

副词: pratingly | 名词: prater | 动词过去式: prated | 动词过去分词: prated | 动词现在分词: prating | 动词第三人称单数: prates |

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n.

1. 屁股着地的摔倒

2. 可耻的失败