单词 | flame out |
释义 | flame out in American English to experience a flameout flame-out in American English (ˈfleimˌaut) noun Aeronautics the failure of a jet engine due to an interruption of the fuel supply or to faulty combustion Also: flameout. Also called: blowout Word origin [1945–50; n. use of v. phrase flame out]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: beeper, fail-safe, individual medley, poison pill, shootoutExamples of 'flame out' in a sentence |
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