drop the ball

短语

[体]吊球

发音

AU

词形变化

dropped the ball dropping the ball drops the ball 三单 drops the ball dropping the ball 现在分词 dropped the ball 过去式 dropped the ball 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To fail in one's responsibilities or duties, or to make a mistake, especially at a critical point or when the result is very negative.

    习语

    The movie ought to sputter out here, but Crowe and Cruise don't drop the ball.

  2. 2.

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see drop, ball.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 4

sin boob goof blunder

上位词 7

break breach offend violate go against infract transgress

词源

An allusion to the rules of such games as baseball, American football or cricket wherein literally dropping the ball would be a mistake.

来源：wiktionary