pratfall

英 [ˈprætfɔːl]

美 [ˈprætfɔːl]

n.  丢人现眼; 出丑; 屁股蹲儿; 坐跌

复数：pratfalls　

COCA.30963

牛津词典

noun

• 丢人现眼；出丑
  an embarrassing mistake
• 屁股蹲儿；坐跌
  a fall on your bottom

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 出丑；洋相
  If someone takes apratfall, they make an embarrassing mistake.
  1. They're waiting for the poor little rich girl to take a pratfall.
     他们等着瞧那个可怜的富家小姐出丑。
• 屁股蹲儿；坐跌
  Apratfallis a fall onto your bottom.

英英释义

noun

• an embarrassing mistake
  Synonym:blunderblooperbloomerbunglefoul-upfuckupflubbotchbonerboo-boo
• a fall onto your buttocks

双语例句

• I took a powerful pratfall just below the summit, smashing my back against the stone steps.
  在离开顶峰后不久，我就狠狠地摔了一跤，我的背撞在了石头台阶上。
• I took a pratfall right on the sidewalk.
  我一屁股跌坐在人行道上。
• They're waiting for the poor little rich girl to take a pratfall.
  他们等着瞧那个可怜的富家小姐出丑。
• Sometimes public figures are liked even more after their pratfall.
  公众人物在出丑之后更加受人喜欢。