英语词汇“pratfall”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pratfallprat‧fall /ˈprætfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ noun [countable]

WORD ORIGINpratfall

Origin:

1900-2000 prat ‘buttocks’ (16-20 centuries) + fall

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And I have a spinal problem from taking pratfalls for 50 years.
Even if she had the most plausible answers, there still would be folks wishing Clinton would continue to take political pratfalls.
To his credit, Marshall has not taken any pratfalls, even though his balance at times has been shaky.
You could have knocked us over with a feather when we saw her doing Lucystyle pratfalls and found ourselves laughing.

1an embarrassing accident or mistake:

another one of the vice-president’s pratfalls2an act of falling down, especially when this is funny or embarrassing

单词	pratfall
释义	pratfallprat‧fall /ˈprætfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ noun [countable] Word Origin WORD ORIGINpratfall Origin: 1900-2000 prat ‘buttocks’ (16-20 centuries) + fall Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And I have a spinal problem from taking pratfalls for 50 years. Even if she had the most plausible answers, there still would be folks wishing Clinton would continue to take political pratfalls. To his credit, Marshall has not taken any pratfalls, even though his balance at times has been shaky. You could have knocked us over with a feather when we saw her doing Lucystyle pratfalls and found ourselves laughing. 1an embarrassing accident or mistake: another one of the vice-president’s pratfalls2an act of falling down, especially when this is funny or embarrassing
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