大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 like a lead balloon


释义：

like a lead balloon 毫无作用（非正式）

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。



Arshile Gorky, a great modern painter, seemed to go down like a lead balloon at the Tate a couple of years ago;

阿希尔·高尔基（Arshile Gorky），一名伟大的现代画家，似乎在几年前的泰特现代艺术馆（Tate）展览中未获成功；



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“