like a lead balloon
基本解释
- 毫无作用（非正式）
英汉例句
- But my joke went over like a lead balloon - nobody even cracked a smile.
但是，我的笑话没有引起任何反应，甚至没有一个人笑一笑。 - Lane looked faintly interrupted. "Why what?" " Why did you think it was going to go over like a lead balloon?"
莱恩微弱的问，什么为什么“,为什么你认为它像一个领头气球 - 1920s: Manufacturers and retail jewelers try to launch the concept of men's engagement rings, which sinks like a lead balloon.
1920年：制造商和零售珠宝商尝试制造男式订婚戒指，但是这个想法却像灌了铅的气球一样很快销声匿迹。 - Lane looked faintly interrupted. "Why what?" " Why did you think it was going to go over like a lead balloon?"
莱恩微弱的问，什么为什么“,为什么你认为它像一个领头气球“
耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选