a flash in the pan
昙花一现 ；虎头蛇尾; 短暂的成功
a sudden success that lasts only a short time and is not likely to be repeated；something that happened only once or for a short time and was not repeated；a person or thing that starts out well but does not continue
flash指“闪光”，pan指“旧式枪的火药池”。a flash in the pan指“火药在药池点燃后所发出的闪光”，一般用来形容某事“看起来华丽而持续时间极短暂”。比如：
He used to be called a young entrepreneur. But soon he was forgotten by the public. He was a flash in the pan.
他曾被誉为青年企业家。但不久就被公众所遗忘。他真是昙花一现啊。
Don’t count him in. You know him. His determination is always a flash in the pan.
别把他算进去。你还不了解他吗。他的决心持续不了三分钟。
Some industry watchers predict these sites will change the way we shop, but others wonder whether online flash sales are a flash in the pan.
有业内分析家预测这些网站将会改变人们的购物方式，但也有些人怀疑网上闪购只是昙花一现。
Sadly, their success was just a flash in the pan.不幸的是，他们的成功仅仅是昙花一现。
Mary got 100 on the first test in arithmetic but it was just a flash in the pan because she later failed several times in arithmetic．玛丽第一次算术考试得了100分，但只是昙花一现，因为后来几次算术考试都不及格。
That singer can't last. he's a flash in the pan.
那歌手不能持久，他只是昙花一现。
He was indeed popular for a short time, but he didn't last long, just a flash in the pan.
他的确红了一阵子，但好景不长，只不过是昙花一现而已。
Her success as an actress in the show business was only a flash in the pan.
作为演员，在演艺界的成功只是昙花一现。她的余生默默无闻。
They won the first match，but it was only a flash in the pan，they lost all the other games．他们赢了第1场比赛，可是好景不长，后面几场比赛全输了。
He was indeed popular for a short time， but he didn't last long， just a flash in the pan．他的确红了一阵子，但好景不长，只不过是昙花一现而已。
People will be looking in to see how good we are now and whether our success has just been a flash in the pan.
人们会来看看我们现在有多成功，看看我们的成功是否只是昙花一现。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》
I'm afraid that my success as a painter was just a flash in the pan.
我担心我当画家的成功只是昙花一现。
I wish I could be with you forever, even though it happens as a flash in the pan, Iwould not have any desires.
但愿我能永远伴随在你身边，就算仅仅只是是昙花一现，我亦别无它求！
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