Mar 25, 2004 11:03
20 yrs ago
English英语 term

flake out

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$1 million: Amount of insurance that was required to make sure Courtney didn't flake out while filming The People vs. Larry Flynt. The studio would not pay it, so the amount was instead covered by Love, Woody Harrelson, director Milos Foreman, Oliver Stone and Michael Hausman.
开溜?还是(因吸毒而)打瞌睡?

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2小时
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开溜、开小差

似乎开溜或开小差好一些,因为打瞌睡的直接后果同样是不能工作。
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agree daveyan (X)
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agree Danbing HE
22小时
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "谢谢! 打退堂鼓的意思是遇到困难或挫折,荫生退意。与表示走人、离开的“开溜”多少还是有细微差异。"
+1
3小时

打退堂鼓

Honestly, I think "flake out" does not mean 打瞌睡 here. It is more of 开溜 or 在戏开拍后突然打退堂鼓.
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agree Jade Lai : 打退堂鼓 sounds the best
2小时
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Note added at 3 hrs 50 mins (2004-03-25 14:54:21 GMT)
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1天 57分钟

睡着或昏倒

flake out (infml) = to fall asleep or become unconscious because of great tiredness (非正式)(累得)睡着或昏倒

flake out (informal) = to suddenly fall asleep or feel weak because you are extremely tired eg I got home and flaked out on the sofa.
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